By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Members of the West Virginia Legislature’s Joint Commission on Economic Development were asked during their interim meeting on Tuesday to consider funding the state’s Build Ready Site Program.  “I know everyone comes to you asking for money,” said Vic Sprouse,[Read More…]

By Matt Young, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Brad Douglas, acting commissioner of the W.Va. Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR), delivered a year-end report to members of the Oversight Committee on Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority on Tuesday. Douglas’ report focused on staffing vacancies, deferred facility-maintenance, and[Read More…]

By Matt Young, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Legislature’s Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Subcommittee heard testimony Monday from James Bailey, acting secretary of the W.Va. Department of Commerce, and Brad Reid, chief of West Virginia State Parks, regarding the implementation of House Bill 4408.  Under[Read More…]

False threats have been received in Barbour, Cabell, Harrison, Ohio, Kanawha, Marion, Mercer, Monongalia, Raleigh, Taylor, Wirt, and Wood counties WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Homeland Security and other law enforcement agencies have received multiple hoax threats about school shootings or other violence on[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The elected Democrats in the West Virginia Senate met Tuesday to select their new Minority Leader for the 86th Legislature. Senator Mike Woelfel (D-Cabell) was chosen to replace Stephen Baldwin (D-Greenbrier), who did not win his bid for re-election to the Senate. “I am[Read More…]

By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia Legislature discussions surrounding a possible one-time supplemental payment and a cost-of-living increase for state retirees in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) and the Teachers Retirement System (TRS) are ongoing as legislators prepare for their upcoming session.  During[Read More…]

By Matt Young, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Legislature’s Joint Committee on Technology met Monday during the first day of the legislature’s December interim session. The meeting began with an “introduction to digital privacy rights,” provided by Pooja Tolani, who is with Microsoft’s Public Policy[Read More…]

Program has welcomed nearly 150 new West Virginians, maintained 98% retention rate WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Ascend West Virginia, the nation’s premier talent attraction and retention program, today announced its addition of the Greater Elkins community to the program. Founded by West Virginia native Brad D. Smith[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The new National Broadband Map was released by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Nov. 18, 2022.  The West Virginia Office of Broadband and the West Virginia Broadband Enhancement Council ask that all West Virginians review their location data and broadband availability data on the new[Read More…]