Legislation passes through Senate HHR Committee without question By Crystal Good For WV Press CHARLESTON, W.Va — A bill requiring drug manufacturers to report the reasons behind price increases is on first reading Thursday in the W.Va. State Senate. SB 689 requires drug manufacturers and health benefit plan issuers who sell[Read More…]
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Orion Strategies continues to expand regional presence
CARNEGIE, P.A. — Orion Strategies, a multi-state strategic communications firm, continues to grow as it adds expertise to both its Carnegie, Pennsylvania and Charleston, West Virginia offices. Megan Harries, a Robert Morris University graduate and Pittsburgh native, joins the team as a Public Relations Assistant. Harries comes to Orion Strategies[Read More…]
Media Advisory: West Virginians for Life Rally set for Monday at state Capitol
Release from West Virginians for Life: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Supporters of West Virginians for Life (WVFL) will gather at the Capitol on Monday, Feb. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for annual Pro-Life Rally Day with the main event, a rally, at noon outdoors on the north steps (bell side)[Read More…]
Media Advisory: W.Va. State Auditor, Kanawha County Commission launching website on Thursday at 5 p.m.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia State Auditor’s Office has issued the following media advisory: WHO: State Auditor’s Office and Kanawha County Commission WHAT: Launch of the Kanawha County Transparency Portal WHERE: Kanawha County Commission Chambers, Kanawha County Courthouse WHEN: Thursday, February 20, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. Domain name is kanawhacountywv.opengov.com and will[Read More…]
Autism advocates rally at the Capitol after WVU Special Education Program is cut
Advocacy group seeks support for House Bill 4723 Release from Autism advocates: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Autism advocates gathered at the West Virginia Capitol today (Tuesday, Feb. 18) urging lawmakers to fund a training and retention program for Board Certified Behavior Analysts. Behavior Analysts provide the most highly recommended therapy for children with[Read More…]
Lawmakers recognize women’s suffrage efforts in W.Va.
By Eric Beck, Register-Herald of Beckley CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On the floor of the West Virginia House of Delegates’ chamber Monday, Belinda Biafore, chairwoman of the West Virginia Democratic Party, and Melody Potter, chairwoman of the West Virginia Republican Party, sat side by side, talking to each other and smiling. They were co-chairwomen[Read More…]
W.Va. Senate Judiciary Committee unveils tax repeal, tax increase package
By Steven Allen Adams, Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Republican members of the West Virginia Senate hope a full slate of property tax repeals and tax increases in other areas will be enough to bring Democratic leaders on board for a phase out of the business and inventory[Read More…]
W.Va. Senate Finance: Proposal to raise taxes to offset property tax phase-out creates $100 million shortfall
By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Senate Finance Committee members tried Monday to sweeten a tax break for manufacturers by adding phase-outs of taxes for other businesses and personal property taxes on automobiles, but they struggled to find the money to make up for the revenue lost[Read More…]
FFA Day at the W.Va. Legislature brings out the ‘Blue Jackets’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Monday was FFA Day at the Legislature and featured a citation, presented by Delegate Steve Westfall, R-Jackson, from the West Virginia House of Delegates to members of the state FFA programs.
W.Va. House committee passes bill to give workers’ comp for PTSD in first responders
By Taylor Stuck, The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Following testimony from a retired firefighter about his son, a Huntington firefighter who died by suicide, the House Judiciary Committee passed a bill Monday that would allow first responders to take workers’ compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. House[Read More…]
