By Jordan Hatfield The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Should the federal government create the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve? That was the question Saturday at a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources field hearing took place Saturday as members of the public had the opportunity to give their opinions[Read More…]
Government
W.Va. Senate has HB 4092 – Foster Care Bill
House of Delegates passed bill 96-1 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Advocates for improvements to the state’s foster care system are watching to see what happens to a bill laying the rights of foster parents and children and increasing reimbursement rates that is in the West Virginia Senate. House Bill 4092, updating foster[Read More…]
Cabell County leaders express concerns with tax proposal: SJR 9
HD Media Report HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Cabell County Commission has expressed concern about a legislative proposal that would phase out a number of personal property taxes West Virginians pay annually, potentially eliminating more than $300 million in funding to local governments statewide, including a loss of up to $28[Read More…]
Opinion: Frontier must improve phone service
By Chairman Charlotte R. Lane Public Service Commission of West Virginia “Why is my Frontier phone service so bad?” We hear it every day. Service problems are not new for Frontier telephone customers, but they have gotten worse lately. In fact the PSC received 4,000 complaints about Frontier’s unreliable landline[Read More…]
2020 Census seeking job applicants in five West Virginia counties
Positions pay $14 per hour; Sessions set for Elkins, Fairmont, Franklin, Morgantown, Wheeling BECKLEY, W.Va. – Several 2020 Census hiring events will take place the during the first week of March across northern West Virginia, including sessions in Elkins, Fairmont, Franklin, Morgantown and Wheeling. Participants will be able to submit[Read More…]
W.Va. House Bill would give first responders workers comp for PTSD
By TAYLOR STUCK, The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington CHARLESTON — Holding the late Chris Coleman’s Huntington Fire Department helmet in his hands Friday morning, Del. Chad Lovejoy, D-Cabell, told his fellow members of the West Virginia House of Delegates they had a choice. “Now, my friend Nick didn’t have a choice[Read More…]
W.Va. House of Delegates passes Hanshaw Impact Fund bill
By Steven Allen Adams, Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — After spending 16 days on the inactive calendar, a bill supported by the Speaker of the House of Delegates to create an avenue for out-of-state and foreign investment passed the House Friday. Members of the House spent more than two[Read More…]
Opinion: Proposed Intermediate Court will cost W.Va. taxpayers millions
Information Campaign Targets Government Waste, Tells Legislators to Focus on State’s Needs Release from West Virginia Consumer Protection Alliance: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Consumer Protection Alliance launched a public information campaign today against SB 275, the proposed intermediate court of appeals being considered by the West Virginia Legislature. [Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Capito pitches support for West Virginia’s Minor League baseball teams
By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, Va. — One of West Virginia’s senators visited a local baseball stadium Friday to learn more about the sport’s economic impact and give her support to keeping Minor League Baseball teams in the state. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., stopped at Bowen[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Manchin talks opioids, impeachment at Charleston town hall
By Joe Severino, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Addressing a crowd of about 200 people Friday at the University of Charleston, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., touched on a number of topics, ranging from the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump to the opioid epidemic, during a town hall meeting. Manchin, who[Read More…]
