By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A memo requiring all state agencies to remove Gov. Jim Justice’s name and seal from letterhead was the result of social media, the governor said Thursday. The memo was sent out Jan. 25 from Department of Administration Secretary John Myers, who told each state[Read More…]
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West Virginia House upholstery bill spurs short debate on halfway point of legislative session
By DAVID BEARD The Dominion Post CHARLESTON — Today, Feb. 8, marked Day 30 of the 2018 legislative session — the halfway point. The Senate had no bills up for passage. The House had two: One dealing with dialysis, the other dealing with upholstery. The one-sentence upholstery bill, HB 4350,[Read More…]
Last-minute bill change torpedoes independent West Virginia redistricting panel
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lawmakers working on a bill to decide how to redraw legislative districts after 2020 completely changed their proposal at the last minute Thursday, removing all mention of a nonpartisan, independent commission to redraw the districts. Instead, the proposal now would have legislators[Read More…]
West Virginia broadband council chairman blasts FCC report, says data isn’t correct
By MAX GARLAND 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 claims, among[Read More…]
W.Va. Gov. Justice, Donald Trump bond over fast food love
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — When Gov. Jim Justice stepped into President Donald Trump’s limousine last week when the commander in chief arrived to visit The Greenbrier resort in southern West Virginia, they didn’t talk about the “pork” politicians typically discuss. In fact, the[Read More…]
Wheeling city officials hope Health Plan will lead to cure for vacant buildings
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — From the windows of their four-story headquarters in the 1100 block, nearly 400 employees of The Health Plan cannot help but see multiple vacant buildings, such as the former Chase Bank on Market Street and the city-owned structures on Main[Read More…]
Four finalists to compete Monday in West Virginia University Mountaineer Mascot Cheer-off
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Four finalists will don the buckskins and carry the musket Monday (Feb. 12) in competition to be the 66th West Virginia University Mountaineer Mascot. The cheer-off will be held during the men’s basketball game vs. Texas Christian University at 9 p.m. in the WVU Coliseum. The[Read More…]
Industry reps: Pipeline work available soon in West Virginia
By JoAnn Snoderly NCWV Media CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Hiring is underway for pipeline projects in the state. Tree felling has already started in West Virginia to make way for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which will carry natural gas from Harrison County to Robeson County, North Carolina. Another project, the Mountain[Read More…]
West Virginia DEP approves stormwater permit for Mountaineer Gas pipeline
By KATE SHUNNEY The Morgan Messenger BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection announced today, Wednesday, February 7, that the agency has approved a stormwater discharge permit for work associated with the construction of a 23-mile natural gas pipeline in Morgan and Berkeley counties by Mountaineer[Read More…]
P&G set to shift more workers to Martinsburg area
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Procter & Gamble is shifting an additional 200 workers to its Tabler Station manufacturing plant that’s slated to open later this month, company officials said Wednesday. The 200 workers will bring the plant’s total to 900 workers overall, once it is fully[Read More…]
