By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill proposed by Gov. Jim Justice that would carve out a portion of the $3 wireless E-911 fee for other emergency communications projects is on hold after county officials and lawmakers objected. In a press release Monday,[Read More…]
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Slick chicks: Local resident invents Alexa-enabled automatic pet door
Mountain Messenger ALDERSON, W.Va. — Timothy Luce has invented an automatic chicken and pet door called “Slick Chick” that you can open and close with Alexa, a smartphone, tablet, or set to open on a schedule or in sync with the sun. The Luce family lives on a historic farm,[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate may put public worker pay raise, education overhauls in same bill
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Senate President Mitch Carmichael’s proposed education overhauls, like charter schools and reducing seniority’s role in employment, might be rolled into a single bill that also includes the promised 5 percent pay raise for public school employees. “We’re very much leaning[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, January 22
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. SENATE GOP MOVES ON TRUMP PROPOSAL TO END SHUTDOWN Democrats are expected to balk at[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate leadership eyes intermediate courts; House Republicans bristle
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When Gov. Jim Justice announced his support for the Legislature to form an intermediate court of appeals, Republican leaders in the Senate rose to their feet in applause. Members of the House of Delegates from both parties, however, are skeptical or outright[Read More…]
Women’s March advocates rally at Capitol for third year
By CAITY COYNE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As rain poured down on Saturday afternoon, Patricia Skeen stood facing the Capitol steps, reflecting on the last 50 years she’s spent as a feminist. “I’ve been doing this since the ’70s, and so much is being done against the things I[Read More…]
Environmental groups appeal PTT Global Chemical permit for proposed cracker in Belmont County
By JENNIFER COMPSTON-STROUGH The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register COLUMBUS, Ohio — A national environmental group and three partner organizations are challenging the state’s decision to issue an air permit-to-install for a proposed petrochemical complex in Belmont County. The Sierra Club and its partners filed an appeal Friday with the Environmental[Read More…]
Some Roads to Prosperity projects at risk as Justice pushes secondary road efforts
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…]
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…]
