From The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington: It shouldn’t take an MIT genius to figure out that any internet-based voting system can be hacked, but apparently it did. Last week researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said the Voatz app, which has been used in West Virginia and elsewhere by absentee[Read More…]
Government
Around the Rotunda: W.Va. Legislative, committee schedule for Tuesday, Feb. 18
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Tuesday, Feb. 18, 202042th Day of the Legislative Session From the Activity Calendar: WV Occupational Therapy Day, Upper House and Upper Senate Rotundas (4 tables on each side); State Credit Union, Upper Senate Rotunda (1 Table); WV Professional Educators, Upper Senate Rotunda (1 Table). STATE[Read More…]
Media Advisory: W.Va. to commemorate 19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote with program today
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office has issued the following media advisory: The West Virginia Women’s Commission and Coordinating Committee for the Centennial Celebration of the 19th Amendment will recognize and commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment in West Virginia with a series[Read More…]
WVU Extension Service to help local farmers grow food and communities
From WVU Today: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Extension Service Small Farm Center has issued the following media advisory and conference update: WHAT: Small Farm Conference, hosted by West Virginia University Extension Service WHO: Around 500 West Virginia farmers and agribusiness owners WVU Extension Service faculty and staff, other industry experts Jennie Love, owner and[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: W.Va. Legislative, committee schedule for Monday, Feb. 17
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Monday, Feb. 17, 202041th Day of the Legislative Session From the social and activities calendar: FFA Day at the Legislature; WV Women’s Commission Celebration of the Ratification of the 19th Amendment, Upper House and Upper Senate Rotundas The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. UNFINISHED BUSINESS[Read More…]
Media Advisory: W.Va. to commemorate 19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote with program on Monday
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office has issued the following media advisory: The West Virginia Women’s Commission and Coordinating Committee for the Centennial Celebration of the 19th Amendment will recognize and commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment in West Virginia with a series[Read More…]
W.Va. legislators cite constituents’ experiences in backing better access to birth control
By LACIE PIERSON, HD Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislators on Friday approved two measures that would make birth control more accessible to women in West Virginia. At least one of the bills legislators passed Friday was crafted as part of an effort to prevent unwanted pregnancies for women suffering from[Read More…]
W.Va. Governor, officials welcome Clorox at open house
By Mikayla Hamrick, The Journal of Martinsburg MARTINSBURG — With the proposal of a Fresh Step and Scoop Away cat litter plant to the Eastern Panhandle, The Clorox Company hosted the first of two community open houses with the public on Saturday at the Hilton Garden Inn. According to Michael[Read More…]
Media Advisory: U.S. Sen. Capito to keynote W.Va. Centennial Celebration of the 19th Amendment
From the Office of Sen. Shelley Moore Capito: CHARLESTON, W.Va. –On Monday, Feb. 17, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., will serve as the keynote speaker for the West Virginia Ratification of the 19th Amendment Centennial Celebration. Senator Capito is the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from West Virginia and[Read More…]
Editorial: Accurate Census data is vital to West Virginia’s future
From the Parkersburg News and Sentinel: West Virginia cannot afford an inaccurate assessment in the 2020 Census. According to the Associated Press, the Mountain State is more reliant on federal money than any other state. One study shows federal funding represents more than 16 percent of personal income here —[Read More…]
