By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As one speaker put it, proponents and opponents walked “a well-worn path” Monday into House of Delegates chambers to speak on the latest of what is seemingly annual legislation to restrict abortions in West Virginia (HB 4102). While opponents of the measure[Read More…]
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Reactions mixed to abortion measures working through West Virginia legislature
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Women’s rights advocates and pro-life advocates filled the West Virginia Capitol Monday to oppose and support two measures that would restrict access to abortion. Nearly 50 people filled the House of Delegates chamber Monday for a House Judiciary Committee public hearing on House[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate committee wants to put right to abortion on the ballot
By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginians would vote in November on an amendment to the state constitution that says nothing in the constitution “secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of abortion,” if a resolution approved by state lawmakers in one committee[Read More…]
West Virginia House Finance Committee advances bill to raise correctional officers’ salaries by $6,000
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As the House Finance Committee began work Monday on Gov. Jim Justice’s proposed legislation to increase salaries for correctional officers at state prisons, regional jails, and juvenile facilities by $6,000 over three years, one sticking point came up. As drafted, funding for[Read More…]
House Judiciary held public hearing for Medicaid abortion bill
By DAVID BEARD The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Senate Judiciary gave its blessing on Feb. 5 to SJR 12, a proposed constitutional amendment called the “No Constitutional Right to Abortion Amendment.” If adopted by both houses, the amendment would go before the voters in November. The resolution is a[Read More…]
Bill aimed at increasing pay for corrections employees advances to full West Virginia House
By ANDREA LANNOM CNHI Reporter CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill seeking to increase salaries of certain corrections employees now heads to the full House after being passed by the House Finance Committee passed by voice vote Monday. The bill, which was requested by the governor, directs certain pay raises to[Read More…]
Shady Spring High School student files to run for House of Delegates
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Zachary Meador is a young man of many attributes — a Kiwanis and Key Club member, member of the American Legion and National Honor Society, a firefighter for the Beaver Volunteer Fire Department, and, now, a candidate for the House of Delegates in[Read More…]
West Virginia VA: Criticized exec not moving to Huntington
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — An embattled Veterans Affairs hospital executive scheduled for reassignment to the Huntington VA Medical Center will not be moved to West Virginia, the Department of Veterans Affairs confirmed Monday. Douglas Paxton, who until Friday served as hospital director for the Roseburg VA Medical[Read More…]
West Virginia Farm-to-Table Legislative event Wednesday
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The third annual Farm-to-Table Legislative Breakfast to showcase the importance of conservation will be held 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Gaston Caperton Training enter in Building 7 at the Capitol Complex in Charleston. Discussion about conservation efforts in West Virginia and farm-produced[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate Natural Resources Committee approves bare-handed catfish fishing
By DAVID BEARD The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — “Noodling” is the sport of catching catfish with your bare hands, and folks aching to do that in West Virginia may soon get the chance. The Senate Natural Resources Committee gave its approval on Feb. 5 to SB 416 to legalize[Read More…]
