By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When Gov. Jim Justice on Jan. 9 addressed a room full of lawmakers for the annual State of the State address, attendees knew he would talk about the Roads to Prosperity as an accomplishment. Instead, just over half[Read More…]
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West Virginia lawmakers propose importing prescriptions from Canada
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginia may join Vermont in putting pressure on the federal government to take action to reduce prescription drug prices. The Health and Human Resources Committee in the House of Delegates passed a bill this past week that would ask the state Department of[Read More…]
EDITORIAL: Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Hate incident shows how much work remains
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Today we remember the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., and events last week show the need to reflect on his mission and ministry is[Read More…]
Huntington-Cabell NAACP to host MLK celebration
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Huntington-Cabell branch of the NAACP is sponsoring the annual Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration with a freedom march and program on Monday, Jan. 21. The march will form at 16th Street Baptist Church at 4 p.m. and will begin at 4:30. It will[Read More…]
West Virginia 4-H’ers to ‘find their path’ at WVU Day at the Legislature
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Higher education can open the door to a world of possibilities for West Virginia’s young people. Hundreds of 4-H’ers will have an opportunity to learn how they can find their path to those possibilities and to West Virginia University during the 2019 WVU Day at[Read More…]
West Virginia court workers keep eye on potential budget cuts
By CAITY COYNE Charleston Gazette-Mail BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — For the first time, West Virginia lawmakers have control over the state’s Supreme Court budget, which will likely be millions of dollars less than it was the previous year. But that budget isn’t just for the Supreme Court; it also covers courts[Read More…]
W.Va. Sen. Ryan Weld introduces Veterans Court Bill
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Senate Bill 40 establishes a Military Service Members Court program within the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, with the Supreme Court’s administrator charged with overseeing the program. The measure calls for the establishment of two veterans courts by[Read More…]
Delegates seek term limits for West Virginia’s congressional delegation
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A resolution seeking term limits in Congress was introduced Thursday in the West Virginia Legislature. House Joint Resolution 14, assigned to the House Judiciary Committee, would add West Virginia to the list of states proposing congressional term limits. West[Read More…]
Citizens, advocates criticize DEP for failing to defend water quality standards
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — About 30 people turned out for a public listening session Thursday at the Department of Environmental Protection, with most criticizing the DEP for recently opting not to defend its own proposal to update water quality standards. After the federal Environmental Protection Agency recommended[Read More…]
