By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is one of eight governors to garner a grade of “F” for fiscal policies in a biennial report card released Tuesday by the conservative Cato Foundation. In the “Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors 2018,” the[Read More…]
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Endorsement: GOpac Endorses the following W.Va. Legislative candidates
Release from the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia: CHARLESTON, W.Va. ─ GOpac, the Gas and Oil Political Action Committee of the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia (IOGAWV) has endorsed 64 candidates for legislative races in the upcoming West Virginia 2018 General Election on November 6,[Read More…]
Parkersburg city councilman Barber faces backlash, defamation lawsuit
By EVAN BEVINS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Parkersburg City Councilman Eric Barber’s recent social media post drew a great deal of criticism at Tuesday’s council meeting, on the same day a city resident filed a defamation lawsuit against Barber for claiming in an online post that[Read More…]
West Virginia Public Service Commission orders gas rates lowered for most customers
Staff reports NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The majority of West Virginia residents will see lower natural gas bills this winter. The Public Service Commission of West Virginia ordered natural gas utilities to lower the purchased gas portion of their rates for over 95 percent of the natural gas customers[Read More…]
WVU researchers linking Clean Air Act to soil composition
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A team of West Virginia University researchers is investigating the impact of the Clean Air Act on soil and tree growth in the eastern U.S. Soil plays a major role in a healthy climate. As the largest reservoir of carbon on land, soil can directly[Read More…]
Data reveals West Virginians’ spending patterns
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis has revealed just how much individuals spent on average on personal consumption items. According to the data, per capita, Americans spent $40,878 in 2017 on consumption expenditures such as housing and utilities, health care, gas[Read More…]
W.Va. Delegate Frank Deem dead at 90
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, today issued the following statement on the passing of Delegate Frank Deem, R-Wood, who died earlier this morning at Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg at age 90. “With immense sadness, the House of Delegates today grieves the death of not just[Read More…]
RCBI to host FIRST Lego League robotics competitions for youths
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The battle of the bots returns to Huntington on Saturday, Oct. 13, as the Robert C. Byrd Institute hosts a FIRST Lego League (FLL) Robotics Scrimmage for 9- to 14-year-old students. Organized teams will participate in the informal competition in the areas of robot design,[Read More…]
