From The Intelligencer of Wheeling: Most public school officials and administrators probably support demands from many teachers for higher pay and lower health insurance costs. But the place to do that is in the state Capitol in Charleston — not on the picket line. Many members of the state’s two[Read More…]
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WV broadband council chairman blasts FCC report, says data isn’t correct, doesn’t document WV struggles
By Max Garland The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Numbers in a federal report about West Virginians who have access to broadband internet services are “not even close to being correct,” the chairman of the state’s broadband council said Thursday. The Federal Communications Commission released the report last week. It[Read More…]
WV Senate advances resolution that would allow lawmakers to restrict abortion access
From The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia’s Senate has advanced a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would authorize lawmakers to restrict abortion rights. Senate Joint Resolution 12 says: “Nothing in this Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of an abortion.” Approved[Read More…]
W.Va. House moves bill on state vehicle fleet
W.Va. House moves bill on state vehicle fleet By Jim Workman West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia may be closer to accounting for all the vehicles in the state fleet. Delegates made strides toward that goal during a House Government Organization Committee on Friday. The committee passed House[Read More…]
Opinion: West Virginia Forward gaining traction
By Dr. E. Gordon Gee, President, West Virginia University; Dr. Jerome Gilbert, President, Marshall University; and H. Woody Thrasher, Cabinet Secretary, West Virginia Department of Commerce On the heels of Governor Justice’s State of the State address and the start of the Legislative session, many ideas and strategies for[Read More…]
W.Va. Gov. Justice declares ‘happy day’ with PEIA freeze, pending pay hike
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday that West Virginia teachers, school service personnel and other state employees should consider it a “happy day,” with plans progressing to freeze pending Public Employees Insurance Agency health premiums for a year and to give fiscally prudent[Read More…]
Representatives of WVEA, AFT to meet to discuss strike this weekend
By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph/The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A decision on a teachers strike may be made Sunday as representatives of the West Virginia Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers meet in Flatwoods. WVEA president Dale Lee said teachers around the state have voted on whether they would[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate bills could subtract money from teachers’ unions, their leaders
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON,W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate is on the verge of passing Senate Bill 335, which supporters and opponents say would require school employee union members to annually re-agree to have part of their county public school system-issued paychecks withheld to pay union dues. And on[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate advances resolution on abortion
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate Thursday advanced a resolution proposing a constitutional amendment on abortion after rejecting an amendment which would have limited the scope to exclude cases of rape and incest or when it’s medically necessary to save the mother’s life. Several[Read More…]
