By KENT A. LEONHARDT WV Commissioner of Agriculture CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As Washington D.C. continues to tackle the task of passing a comprehensive 2018 Farm Bill, West Virginia farmers anxiously wait in anticipation while important programs hang in the balance. At first glance, one may think these programs minorly affect[Read More…]

The Inter-Mountain editorial How is it that while state officials were sitting on nearly $150 million in federal funding meant to help victims of 2016 flooding in West Virginia, private charities were getting results? Perhaps state legislators looking into the RISE scandal should ask that question. Lawmakers are investigating what[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, July 5, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. LATEST UK POISONING LIKELY NOT DELIBERATE Officials say they suspect a British couple in their[Read More…]

By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — Major West Virginia utility companies are calling for rate increases, despite saving millions of dollars through federal tax cuts, and they must change their approach so customers fully benefit from those savings, according to state Consumer Advocate Division testimony. Ralph Smith, a[Read More…]

By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two members of the West Virginia House of Delegates are calling for a complete investigation into the state’s Real Estate Division to determine if the state is paying for any other properties it is no longer using, while a third is calling for[Read More…]

By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A senator has asked the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to meet with West Virginians to discuss how they have been impacted by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. The substances, known as PFAS, are of the same family[Read More…]