By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As West Virginia sees success of adult and juvenile drug courts to rehabilitate drug offenders with substance use disorder, a bill to create family drug courts has passed the first hurdle in the Legislature. The House of Delegates on Thursday passed House[Read More…]
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West Virginia Senate gives industry more time on water quality standards
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia state senators on Thursday voted to give industry two years before stronger water quality standards, first recommended by the federal Environmental Protection Agency in 2015, could be implemented. While Sen. Charles Trump, R-Morgan and the Senate Judiciary Chair, has said[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Manchin talks natural gas at Legislative Breakfast in Charleston
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s senior U.S. senator has a lot to say about coal and natural gas, and his new committee position will give him a platform to have his voice heard. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., spoke to attendees by[Read More…]
W.Va. House Speaker Hanshaw requests public hearing on comprehensive education reform bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, today requested a public hearing on Senate Bill 451, the comprehensive education reform bill. The hearing will take place Monday, Feb. 11, at 8 a.m. in the House Chamber at the state Capitol. “We said from the start of our deliberations[Read More…]
NCWV Media purchases Weston Democrat
By Matt Harvey The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Two of the oldest newspapers in North Central West Virginia are joining forces as NCWV Media, publishers of The Exponent Telegram, announce the purchase of the Weston Democrat, a weekly based in Lewis County. The Exponent Telegram, a daily with roots[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Friday, Feb. 8
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Friday, Feb. 7, 2019 31th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: WV Rural Health Association, Upper House and Upper Senate Rotundas, SENATE: Senate to convene at 11 a.m. On The Agenda THIRD READING Eng. SB 16: Authorizing expenditure of surplus funds[Read More…]
BRCTC president voices support for W.VA. Senate’s community college bill
By Michael Neary The Journal of Martinsburg MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – Peter Checkovich, president of Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, has expressed strong support for West Virginia Senate Bill 1, which won unanimous approval from the state Senate and now sits in the House of Delegates – just as it[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate advances bill to raise minimum pensions for public school/state retirees
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislation to increase minimum pensions for retired public school and other state employees to $750 a month cleared a first hurdle Wednesday, advancing from the West Virginia Senate’s Pensions Committee. It would be the first increase in the pension “floor” since the[Read More…]
House working on student loan repayment program for mental health workers in W.Va.
The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates is working on a bill to create a student loan repayment program for mental health workers in the state. Sponsored by Del. Martin Atkinson, R-Roane, House Bill 2674 is an effort to increase the number of mental health workers[Read More…]
Committee eyes proposed changes to West Virginia Senate education reform package
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the House Education Committee are considering making changes to several of the big-ticket items in the state Senate’s education reform legislation. The committee met Wednesday morning and afternoon to look at a strike-and-insert amendment to Senate[Read More…]
