The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed an executive order Wednesday to create a special task force that will work to find a permanent fix for PEIA. Justice announced Wednesday afternoon that the task force will include educators in West Virginia. “That task force is being[Read More…]
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MLB: West Virginia sports betting bill could mar the game’s integrity
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia’s legislation that, if passed, would potentially put the state into the sports betting business is fraught with issues which may compromise the integrity of professional sports, a Major League Baseball executive said Wednesday. The bill, Senate Bill[Read More…]
Bill allowing electric discount for West Virginia manufacturers dies in Senate
By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill consumer advocates warned would allow manufacturers to receive a discount on their electric bills at the expense of residential customers died in the state Senate Wednesday on a 17-17 vote. The bill (Senate Bill 600) would have allowed “energy-intensive industrial or[Read More…]
West Virginia state park logging bill dies in committee
The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that would have allowed logging in West Virginia’s state parks will not be brought out of committee, effectively killing the bill. Requested by Gov. Jim Justice, the legislation would have authorized the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources to log in state parks and[Read More…]
Campus carry bill dies in the West Virginia House of Representatives
By DOUGLAS SOULE The Daily Athenaeum CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that would allow campus carry at public universities in West Virginia will likely not be passed this year. Wednesday was the last day a bill could be passed from the West Virginia House of Representatives to the State Senate.[Read More…]
West Virginia House of Delegates expands medical marijuana bill
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia lawmakers believe the demand for medical marijuana in the state may exceed the number of permits allowed by the legislation they passed last year, so they are making adjustments. On Wednesday, the House of Delegates voted 76-23[Read More…]
Marshall University Board of Governors approves tuition, fees for 2018-19
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Marshall University Board of Governors on Wednesday approved the university’s tuition and fee schedule for the 2018-19 academic year. Beginning with the fall 2018 semester, full-time, resident undergraduate students will pay $165 more per semester, undergraduate students who live in the metro counties in Kentucky[Read More…]
U.S. Rep. Jenkins: Eastern Panhandle is in good economic position
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins says the Eastern Panhandle would be an eligible candidate for any federal money earmarked from President Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan, which could exceed $1.5 trillion. “As go the roads, so goes the jobs,” said Jenkins, R-W.Va., who toured[Read More…]
Thinking outside the hollow: Investment in Appalachia
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), along with some of the region’s movers and shakers, was in Daniels Wednesday to discuss investment in Appalachia. The group held a regional workshop at The Resort at Glade Springs to discuss its POWER Initiative, the funds available and[Read More…]
Mid-Ohio Valley’s historic Henderson Hall opens today
Staff report The Parkersburg News and Sentinel BOAZ, W.Va. — The historic Henderson Hall Plantation opens for the season today. The early 19th century mansion on River Road off W.Va. 14 south of Williamstown was built by George Washington Henderson and his wife Elizabeth Tomlinson Henderson. It is filled with[Read More…]
