By W.Va. Senate President Mitch Carmichael In recent years, our Legislature has placed an emphasis on moving West Virginia into the national mainstream. From legal reform to education reform, and everything in between, a common driver of our agenda has been to ensure that West Virginia is no longer ranked[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
Editorial: 18 months ago, Charleston Gazette-Mail faced bankruptcy. Now, its doubled the digital subscriptions
By Greg Moore Executive Editor In my conversations with Gazette-Mail readers, by both email and phone, I find myself thanking them more and more regularly. Doesn’t matter if they’re suggesting a story, or complaining about one that’s been written, or having trouble logging in to our website, or saying they can’t[Read More…]
Editorial: W.Va. must use energy wisely
By The Intelligencer of Wheeling: No doubt the fossil fuel-hating crowd will be upset at action last week by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection — but DEP officials were absolutely right. The DEP has approved construction of a plant proposed for Mason County, where a coal-to-liquids plant is[Read More…]
Editorial: Drug War is far from won in W.Va.
From The Intelligencer of Wheeling: Gov. Jim Justice missed the mark a bit in reacting to some good news recently. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources announced the total number of drug overdose deaths in the state decreased from 2017 to 2018. Estimates show 952 drug overdose[Read More…]
Editoral: Nature, Economy Go Hand in Hand in W.Va.
From The Intelligencer of Wheeling: Conserving precious plants, animals and places is a critical responsibility in West Virginia. No one does it better than the Nature Conservancy. Some people who see themselves as environmentalists favor confrontation as a way to achieve their goals. But the Conservancy is based on the[Read More…]
Editorial: Charter schools fight in W.Va. moves to regulatory arena
From The Herald Dispatch of Huntington: Officials of the West Virginia Department of Education and at least two county school superintendents met in Parkersburg last week to discuss rules to regulate charter schools in West Virginia. The Legislature passed House Bill 206 this summer to allow a limited number of[Read More…]
Editorial: ‘Last dollar in’ gives boost to West Virginia college students
From The Exponent Telegram: West Virginia’s “last dollar in” community college tuition program is making a major impact for about 2,000 students in the Mountain State, according to state officials. Part of the effort to make higher education more affordable, Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, made free community college a[Read More…]
Editorial: U.S. Sen. Manchin made right decision in W.Va. governor’s race
From the Herald-Dispatch of Huntington, W.Va.: For most of this year, Joe Manchin effectively prevented any other prominent Democrat from announcing his or her intentions to run for statewide office. As long as Manchin toyed with the idea of running for governor, no one else would jump into that ring.[Read More…]
Tearing down structures in Clarksburg, W.Va., in an effort to build community back up
From The Exponent Telegram of Clarksburg: On Thursday, Clarksburg City Council will take steps to declare about 60 structures as “slum and blight.” From there, those structures can be put on the demolition list and city officials can begin the process of ridding neighborhoods and business districts of unwanted, dilapidated[Read More…]
Editorial: Hoping W.Va. tax revenues show rebound
From The Wheeling News-Register: Within a few days, state officials will make public information on how much money West Virginia state government officially collected in August. Keep your fingers crossed, especially if you want to see more potholes patched. Revenue in July, the first month of the new fiscal year,[Read More…]
