By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — After decades of sliding downward, the state is finally heading in the right direction, according to speakers at the state’s Business & Industry Council (BIC) Policy & Progress forum in Bluefield Tuesday. Those speakers included Senate President Mitch Carmichael, Speaker of[Read More…]
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Blankenship files paperwork for U.S. Senate candidacy
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For the second time, former coal baron Don Blankenship filed the paperwork necessary to run for U.S. Senate — this time, as a member of the Constitution Party. Blankenship, who attempted to win the Republican nomination to face[Read More…]
West Virginia lawmakers voice concern over state vaccine monitoring
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia State Delegate Chanda Adkins, R-Raleigh, and Sen. Patricia Rucker, R-Jefferson, contacted state health officials to voice concerns about the state’s vaccine monitoring system after learning the federal Department of Health and Human Services hasn’t submitted required reports on vaccine safety[Read More…]
Unemployment slightly down in West Virginia along with labor force
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginia’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate dropped one-tenth of a percent in June from 5.4 percent, where it had been the entire year. According to WorkForce West Virginia, that decrease is due to the fact that 300 residents came off the unemployment rolls in June,[Read More…]
West Virginia educators to collaborate to improve educational outcomes during annual Student Success Summit
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — More than 440 educators from all across the education continuum are expected to convene for two days of collaboration with the goal of improving educational outcomes in West Virginia. The eighth annual Student Success Summit, which is hosted by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (Commission) and the West Virginia Department of[Read More…]
Former U.S. Rep. Rahall to be appointed to Public Buildings Reform Board
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — President Donald Trump plans to appoint former U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., to the Public Buildings Reform Board, according to a news release from the White House. Rahall will join Angela B. Styles of Virginia and D. Talmage Hocker of Kentucky on the board for[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, July 25
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, July 25, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP RECORDED DISCUSSING PAYING FOR PLAYBOY MODEL’S STORY The soon-to-be president was taped by his[Read More…]
Panel dismisses claims against 3 West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals justices
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As the investigation into West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Allen Loughry continues in the Legislature, the state Judicial Investigation Commission dismissed complaints against the three remaining justices of the court. Complaints against Justices Robin Jean Davis and Beth Walker and[Read More…]
West Virginia county clerks attend conference focused on improving elections
By KAITLYN NEFF Times West Virginian MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner is hosting a two-day conference for county clerks and their election staff members to focus on improving election security throughout the state. The conference began on Monday and will continue through today at the[Read More…]
