An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — A measure in Charleston that would have dramatically raised the amount of money an individual could legally donate to a candidate for state office came back to Earth this week with a satisfying thump. The bill would have raised contribution limits to $25,000[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
Lawmakers should reduce racing subsidies again
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — It should have come as no surprise that a bill intended to get West Virginia out of the greyhound racing business has finished out of the running in Legislature. Shelving the measure with just a week and a half left in[Read More…]
Bill morphs into better access to government
An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — We have issues with a lot of bills introduced in the state Legislature this year. Then again, there are some that we do support. But we have met very few pieces of legislation throughout the years that we just cannot make up our minds[Read More…]
‘Trinkets bill’ step in right direction
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — We’ve long questioned the practice of elected officials using taxpayers’ money to place their names and photos on vehicles, billboards and various “trinkets” — key chains, magnets, pencils, pens, cups, etc. We believe the practice to be gaudy at best and[Read More…]
Changing concealed carry permit faulty logic
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — With so many issues to address in a relatively short 60-day session, we’re amazed lawmakers chose to tackle some things that appeared fine as is. Case in point: Concealed carry gun permits. Despite concerns voiced by law enforcement officials, Senate Bill[Read More…]
Two bills’ effect on cigarette usage would contrast
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Two measures are winding their way through the Legislature, one of which would roll back restrictions on where smokers can light up, and the second which would substantially raise the per-pack tax on cigarettes. The first bill would allow smoking in places[Read More…]
Stop letting state go to the dogs
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — When a school teacher in West Virginia is laid off, the state’s effort to cushion her fall is limited primarily to unemployment benefits. When a small businessman who may have invested heavily in equipment and inventory to sell goods to state[Read More…]
Weren’t roads a No. 1 priority for lawmakers?
An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Stop reading now if you are one of the six people whose vehicle has not suffered from this winter’s devastation. You just wouldn’t understand. We ’re not talking about dead batteries, windshields encased in ice or grunge-covered vehicles. No, it’s the condition of the roads[Read More…]
For public safety, keep firearm permits in place
An editorial from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — The new Republican majority in the West Virginia Legislature has done a good job about bringing the Mountain State in more harmonious accord with most of the other 49 U.S. states, but a bill that has moved through the Senate[Read More…]
Why would anyone push back against vaccinations?
An editorial from The Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — More than 15 years ago, the Centers for Disease Control reported that the measles virus had been officially eliminated from the United States. Or not so much. Just ask the more than 120 people who picked up the virus while[Read More…]
