By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — New Chief Justice Beth Walker told lawmakers Monday that the problems discovered over the last year at the state’s highest court have been fixed, with more changes expected soon. All five justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court[Read More…]
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WVPA Legislative LookAhead panel considers pros and cons and fixes for W.Va. medical cannabis program
By DAVID BEARD The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The state’s medical cannabis program is set to take effect July 1, and a panel of experts addressed what needs to be done to fix flaws in the legislation, and possibly move a step farther to recreational use, during a West[Read More…]
Education officials, teachers unions prepare for West Virginia legislative session
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Education is sure to be a topic of great interest for lawmakers during the 60-day legislative session starting Wednesday. Members of the press heard from the Department of Education and the state’s two teachers unions during the West[Read More…]
West Virginia lawmakers outline legislative priorities
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia lawmakers have outlined their priorities for the 2019 legislative session, which begins Wednesday, and while education commands a number of planned initiatives, there are also issues of governance, infrastructure and a rollback on taxes – in the neighborhood of $130[Read More…]
West Virginia agriculture commissioner Leonhardt unveils legislative wish list for 2019
Staff reports NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kent Leonhardt is entering his third year as West Virginia’s agriculture commissioner, and he recently unveiled his legislative wish list for 2019. Leonhardt hopes that lawmakers will again support two bills they passed in 2018 that were ultimately vetoed by Gov. Jim Justice.[Read More…]
Blind West Virginia delegate Eric Porterfield to take office in January
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail PRINCETON, W.Va. – You could learn something about Eric Porterfield by reading the writing on the wall. Literally. A Bible verse — “For we walk by faith, not by sight” — sits in black text on a partition facing his front door. Porterfield, 44, was[Read More…]
W.Va. House of Delegates Speaker Hanshaw announces all committee leadership
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, today announced the appointment of additional committee and leadership team members for the upcoming 84th Legislature. Delegate Daryl Cowles, R-Morgan, has been named Speaker Pro Tempore for the House of Delegates. Cowles previously served as House Majority Leader. As Pro Tempore, he[Read More…]
Speaker Hanshaw fills key majority leadership positions in W.Va. House of Delegates
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, today announced several key members of his leadership team for the 84thLegislature. Delegate Amy Summers, R-Taylor, will serve as Majority Leader; Delegate Kayla Kessinger, R-Fayette, will serve as Assistant Majority Leader; and Delegate Paul Espinosa, R-Jefferson, will serve as Majority Whip. “Republican[Read More…]
Veterans Day 2018: “Let us never forget”
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — One hundred years to the day after fighting ceased in The War to End All Wars, World War I, community members gathered at the Raleigh County Veterans Museum on Harper Road to honor and remember those who have served in the armed services of[Read More…]
New West Virginia House Speaker has focus on small business growth
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Wanted: Small business entrepreneurs with fresh ideas. Newly appointed House of Delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw makes no bones about West Virginia’s future economy being tied to getting new small businesses to start here. “We’re still far too dependent upon19th and 20th century[Read More…]
