By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail On the eve of a rally that will have hundreds of angry teachers descending on the Capitol, the West Virginia Senate on Thursday took the unusual step of parking the teacher pay raise bill in the Senate Rules Committee. That was the first move in[Read More…]
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Work stoppage Is closing Brooke County, Wetzel County schools
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Amid ongoing pay and health care disputes for both teachers and service personnel, at least three Northern Panhandle school systems were expected to be closed today: Brooke, Hancock and Wetzel counties. West Virginia Education Association President Dale Lee said[Read More…]
Monongalia County teachers stage walk-in protests
By WILLIAM DEAN The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Arrivals at Morgantown High School were greeted with a symphony of chants, honking horns and cheers as teachers, service personnel and students gathered outside the school prior to staging a walk-in the morning of Feb. 16. Actions similar to the Feb. 16’s[Read More…]
XTO Energy well pad explosion near Powhatan Point prompts evacuation
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register POWHATAN POINT, Ohio — Residents near Captina Creek were evacuated Thursday after an explosion at the XTO Energy Schnegg pad near Captina Creek. XTO spokeswoman Karen Matusic said the company would provide hotel rooms for about 100 residents who evacuated the area[Read More…]
After heated debate, controversial oil and gas bill moves to West Virginia Senate
By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lawmakers debated a high-profile oil and natural gas bill for more than two hours Thursday before finally passing it on to the Senate. All told, about 15 delegates spoke for and against House Bill 4268, which would allow companies to drill on unwilling[Read More…]
West Virginia House passes co-tenancy bill; expands gas drilling options
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates on Thursday passed a bill allowing natural gas drilling on a single property provided at least three-quarters of the mineral rights owners agree. Called the co-tenancy bill, it was passed along party lines[Read More…]
West Virginia House passes co-tenancy bill
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Co-tenancy, which allows the development of oil and natural gas resources across adjoining properties as long as three-fourths of property owners agree, moved out of the House of Delegates Thursday by a 60-40 vote. The bill also creates a fund to hold interests[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate passes intermediate court bill
By RUSTY MARKS NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Senate approved a bill Thursday that would create an intermediate appeals court, despite strong objections from Democrats. The Senate voted on party lines, 23-11, to pass Senate Bill 341 following lengthy debate. The bill would create an intermediate court between the[Read More…]
Senate passes two bills that could reshape West Virginia court system
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate passed two bills Thursday that could rework the contours of the state’s judicial system. For one, it passed a bill that would create an intermediate court of appeals, which would hear circuit court appeals for certain cases before they[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate passes intermediate court bill
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON , W.Va. — A bill to create an intermediate court of appeals — a level between circuit court and the state Supreme Court of Appeals — passed mostly along party lies on Thursday and heads to the House of Delegates. Cabell County Senator Mike[Read More…]