By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Dozens of teachers, service personnel and community volunteers stood together Tuesday as they packed school buses full of food to be delivered to communities throughout Fayette County on the fourth day of a statewide walkout within the school system. “The moment we heard[Read More…]
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Justice proposes 5% raise for West Virginia teachers
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On the fourth day of a statewide teacher strike, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice met with union leaders and worked out a plan to give educators and service personnel a 5 percent raise and all other state employees a 3 percent raise[Read More…]
Justice announces plan to end walkout; Senate leadership skeptical of plan
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jim Justice proposed an agreement Tuesday he said he hopes will end the teacher-school service personnel walkout, however, legislative leadership says it has some doubts about his proposal. Justice announced the proposal that calls for a 5 percent pay raise for teachers and[Read More…]
Co-tenancy bill moves quickly to West Virginia Senate floor
By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The controversial “co-tenancy bill” quickly moved in and out of the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday evening. House Bill 4268, which would allow drilling on land if the majority — or 75 percent — of owners gave consent, passed the committee with a voice[Read More…]
Berkeley County delegate wants to impeach W.Va. Gov. Justice
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A representative in the West Virginia House of Delegates is soliciting members to support the impeachment of the governor based on a residency clause in the state Constitution. “I’m working on getting signatures,” Delegate Mike Folk, R-Berkeley, said Tuesday.[Read More…]
House passes bill to reorganize West Virginia DHHR
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A bill to break up the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources into three separate agencies passed the House Tuesday in a 62-36 vote. Under House Bill 4014, the Office of Inspector General and the Department of health Care Facilities would[Read More…]
Senate Judiciary Committee passes co-tenancy bill
By DAVID BEARD The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the cotenancy bill HB 4268 — unamended Tuesday evening and sent it to the full Senate. Industry representatives and House Energy Committee members were there to watch. Many expressed relief because the governor had minutes before[Read More…]
West Virginia House bill outlaws using drugs during pregnancy
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates on Tuesday passed a bill that would make it a misdemeanor to use drugs while pregnant if the mother does not seek treatment. Opponents to the legislation say the bill will have unintended consequences by dissuading mothers[Read More…]
U.S. Attorney General announces new opioid task force
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal WASHINGTON, D.C. –The U.S. Justice Department is rolling out a new task force to target makers and distributors of prescription painkillers who U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says have contributed to the country’s opioid crisis. At a press conference held at the DOJ Tuesday afternoon,[Read More…]
Union warns Frontier of possible worker strike as Saturday deadline nears
By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A union representing hundreds of Frontier Communications workers in West Virginia warns that employees are prepared to strike if no progress is made in contract negotiations before the current contract expires Saturday. Beth Allen, a Communications Workers of America spokeswoman, said the[Read More…]
