HD Media & Charleston Gazette-Mail media social set for Wednesday evening, Feb. 6 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislators, media from across the state and guests will gather at the Embassy Suites on morning of Feb. 7 for the annual West Virginia Press Association Legislative Breakfast. “The media of West Virginia appreciate[Read More…]
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Once again, West Virginia teachers feeling left out
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Standing inside the West Virginia Capitol almost an hour away from the little town where she teaches, Betsy Atwater didn’t think she’d be back here. Standing outside the Senate chamber, again. Wearing that red shirt. Surrounded by other teachers and school employees, trying to[Read More…]
Education omnibus bill passes West Virginia Senate’s Committee of the Whole
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Committee of the Whole of the West Virginia Senate Thursday quickly passed a sweeping education reform package with no amendments offered from Senate Democrats, no discussion and with two Republicans breaking ranks. Senate Bill 451, the education[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate education bill’s proposed education savings accounts explained
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Senate’s education overhaul bill would create something called education savings accounts, which only operate in five other states. Here’s how the legislation (SB 451) would design West Virginia’s program: The state would give parents about $3,200 annually to educate each[Read More…]
Pierpont Community and Technical College president Johnny Moore reacts to free community college bill
By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate has unanimously passed Senate Bill 284, which would make community college tuition free for students who meet requirements. For community colleges themselves, this bill would be a game changer in terms of enrollment and student potential, as[Read More…]
House Energy Committee looks at funding for plugging abandoned oil and gas wells
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W. Va. — A new bill could help plug abandoned oil and natural gas wells that dot West Virginia’s countryside, but it could hurt the budgets of small counties. The House Energy Committee passed House Bill 2673 Tuesday, creating the[Read More…]
Dramatic speaker kicks off Black History Month at Marshall
By LUKE CREASY The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Marshall University Carter G. Woodson Lyceum kicked off its celebration of Black History Month in the Memorial Student Center on Thursday evening with a dramatic performance from Carmen Mitzi Sinnott. “Our program for this month and throughout the year at the[Read More…]
Medical marijuana banking fix clears first hurdle in WV House
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Before a House committee passed a bill Thursday designed to fix banking issues with a looming medical marijuana program, lawmakers amended in language to stave off perceived threats from an “overzealous” federal prosecutor. The House Banking and Insurance Committee passed an edited[Read More…]
West Virginia House passes foster care bill
By LORI KERSEY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After nearly an hour of discussion Thursday, the House of Delegates voted 67-32 to pass a bill making changes to the state’s foster care system. House Bill 2010 includes a provision that moves West Virginia’s foster care children, those receiving adoption assistance,[Read More…]
