By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Tuesday proposed legislation to combat the opioid crisis centered on hiring new State Police troopers and changing certain opioid prescribing practices. Morrisey called for the addition of 150 troopers and 50 investigators to the State Police. Morrisey said[Read More…]
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Charles Town Classic purse reinstated
By TIM COOK The Journal CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Reversing an earlier decision last month, the West Virginia Racing Commission voted Monday to approve a $1.2 million purse for this spring’s Charles Town Classic at the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in Charles Town. The state’s three-member racing commission’s[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, February 7
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. RUSSIAN HACKERS HUNT HI-TECH SECRETS, EXPLOITING US WEAKNESS An AP investigation finds that Russian cyberspies[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Wednesday, Feb. 7
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018 29th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: Ag and Conservation Day at the Legislature, Upper House, Upper Senate Rotundas and Upper Well Area; WV Maple Syrup Producers Association Pancake and Syrup Tasting, 8-10 a.m., Upper Rotunda, Tree Tapping – 10 a.m. – West Lawn; Veterans Visibility[Read More…]
In battle against opioid crisis, Justice plan starts with two West Virginia counties
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With drug overdose deaths soaring in West Virginia, Gov. Jim Justice unveiled a plan Monday to target two counties ravaged by the opioid epidemic in hopes of finding solutions to the worst public health crisis in state history. The “demonstration project” aims[Read More…]
Southern West Virginia teachers voice their concerns about pay, PEIA, education system
By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — Mercer County teachers planned to stage walk ins today outside their schools to focus the public’s attention on pay, insurance, charter school proposals impacting both educators and the overall education system. Teachers and their supporters demonstrated Monday outside Princeton Senior High[Read More…]
‘Walk-ins’ held across Mason County on Monday: West Virginia teachers, service personnel raising awareness
By MINDY KERNS and BETH SERGENT Point Pleasant Daily Register MASON COUNTY, W.Va. — Prior to the start of the school day on Monday, teachers and service personnel with Mason County Schools were up even earlier than normal, lining the highways near their schools to raise public awareness concerning health insurance[Read More…]
Local educators stage demonstration in Wheeling; Marshall County voting on potential walkout
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Teachers in Ohio County and throughout West Virginia are working to educate the public about rising Public Employee Insurance Agency premiums — and how they don’t believe a proposed 1-percent pay raise will help them cover the cost of health[Read More…]
WVU’s Brumage named new director of state Office of Drug Control Policy
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Dr. Michael Brumage, assistant dean for public health practice and service at the West Virginia University School of Public Health, will lead the effort against West Virginia’s opioid drug crisis. Gov. Jim Justice today (Feb. 5) appointed Brumagethe director of the Office of Drug Control Policy[Read More…]
Governor hints that Republicans working on package to remedy West Virginia teacher, state pay, PEIA issues
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In a Monday press conference on a new pilot program aimed at addressing the state’s drug crisis, Gov. Jim Justice briefly addressed the issue of teacher and state employee pay. Although he gave no details, the governor hinted at a package that[Read More…]