By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – As early voting continues through Wednesday, Gov. Jim Justice and supporters of his Road to Prosperity infrastructure plan are traveling across the state in the final push to get West Virginia voters to the polls next Saturday. The governor hopes[Read More…]
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Dr. Gloria Payne honored for 71 years of service to Davis & Elkins College
By TIM MACVEAN The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — After more than seven decades of service to Davis & Elkins College, a beloved professor received the distinction of being named the inaugural Crystal Mace Award winner Friday. After serving the institution for 71 years, Dr. Gloria M. Payne, the college’s James[Read More…]
Editorial: Economic development incentives – An Investment Worth Making
By MIKE MYER Editor, The Intelligencer of Wheeling Republican legislators, along with a few Democrats, were leery of handing Gov. Jim Justice $105 million on what amounted to speculation. Justice billed his request as the Save Our State fund, but he had few details as to how the money would[Read More…]
Editorial: Phase Out W.Va. Tax on Inventory
From The Wheeling News-Register: If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That is advice West Virginia legislators should embrace in regard to tax reform. This has not been a good year for tax reform in our state, where we surely need something to help struggling families and give[Read More…]
Editorial: Economic report comes with a call to action
From The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington: The findings of a study done at the behest of a West Virginia state agency and its two largest universities spell out what officials describe as a path forward to diversify and grow the state’s economy, but amid the opportunities spelled out in the report[Read More…]
Statewide online learning portal increases enrollment, helps busy families complete degrees
WVROCKS awards more than 10,000 credit hours to adult learners Release from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Adult students now can take advantage of a flexible, family-friendly pathway toward a college degree, thanks to the West Virginia Remote Online Collaborative Knowledge System (WVROCKS). In 2016, the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC) chose to expand[Read More…]
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions offers insight on free speech
From C-SPAN: GEORGETOWN, Washington, D.C. — US Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke Sept. 26 at Georgetown University’s law school about free speech on college campuses. He told students that freedom of speech on college campuses was “under attack.” The attorney general also answered questions from the students, including one about[Read More…]
Senate president’s vision for state — jobs, judicial reform, education, regulations
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Senate President Mitch Carmichael talked about his view on leadership and where he thinks the state should go in the future, especially moving forward into the next legislative session. Carmichael, R-Jackson, was elected to the West Virginia Senate in 2012 after serving[Read More…]
Miller resigns Senate seat for Agriculture position
By TINA ALVEY The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With a little more than a year to go in his second term, state Sen. Ron Miller, D-Greenbrier, has resigned his post, effective at the end of the month, to accept a job in Gov. Jim Justice’s administration. “It was not an[Read More…]
WVSU announces plan to help students transition from community colleges
By JAKE JARVIS Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Community college students should soon be able to transfer their credits to West Virginia State University more easily to complete a bachelor’s degree. WVSU President Anthony Jenkins unveiled the outline of a plan to accomplish this during his annual State of the[Read More…]
