By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The proposed budget Gov. Jim Justice unveiled Wednesday would remove $4.6 million in state funding for West Virginia Public Broadcasting, a move agency officials said would be devastating. The budget includes a cut of $4.6 million in funds for the Educational Broadcasting Authority, which is[Read More…]
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Bluefield native joins governor’s cabinet to tackle challenges throughout W.Va.
By CHARLES BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD — Dr. William M. “Bill” White has been busy tackling his new role as a member of Gov. Jim Justice’s Cabinet. The Bluefield native, who has been a member of the state Board of Education since 2010 and would have been in that[Read More…]
ACLU: Elkins police chief memo is ‘shocking’
By MATTHEW BURDETTE The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — A memorandum by former Elkins Police Chief Craig Cross that referred to drug dealers as “cockroaches” and urged officers to use force and intimidation tactics has not only divided the community, but it also has raised legal questions as to the status of cases[Read More…]
Fairmont Senior High School’s Poling honored as Teacher of the Year
Staff Report Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Toni Poling, the 2017 West Virginia Teacher of the Year, was presented a check for $5,000 and a new Toyota car Wednesday afternoon in Charleston. Governor Jim Justice’s Chief of Staff, Nick Casey, joined State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Michael Martirano, West[Read More…]
West Virginia’s oil and gas industry tries new approach in Legislature
By JESS MANCINI The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — An oil and gas industry group is changing its approach for the West Virginia Legislature’s upcoming session on bills promoting Marcellus and Utica shale drilling. Rather than pushing for a bill allowing forced pooling, as the group has done in recent[Read More…]
WV DEP lax in its mining oversight, 3-year federal investigation says
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A three-year investigation by the U.S. Department of the Interior has documented persistent failures by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to enforce state rules governing the coal-mining industry, including a lack of proper water quality monitoring, poor oversight of reclamation[Read More…]
Order expands required C8 testing area
By EVAN BEVINS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Testing of public and private water wells for C8 in an expanded geographic area got under way even before an amended order between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and DuPont and Chemours was finalized, EPA officials said. The expanded area[Read More…]
WV to hand out 8,000 OD-reversal kits
By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Naloxone, the drug that can counteract overdoses of heroin and other opiates, is being used by some emergency responders and groups in parts of West Virginia. Now, the state Department of Health and Human Resources has received a federal grant to distribute[Read More…]
Carmichael: Legislature seeks to create atmosphere for job creation
By JANET METZNER The Weirton Daily Times CHARLESTON, W.Va — State government’s job is to create an environment ripe for job creation — but not to create those jobs itself, according to West Virginia Senate President Mitch Carmichael. Carmichael, R-Jackson, told reporters Friday at The Associated Press’ annual Legislative Lookahead[Read More…]
Armstead: Tax reform, budget cuts key to balancing WV budget
By LACIE PIERSON The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Balancing West Virginia’s budget will require broadening the state’s tax base, privatizing some government operations and making significant cuts in state spending, according to West Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Tim Armstead. Armstead, R-Kanawha, hosted a small breakfast meeting with media Thursday morning[Read More…]
