WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement on the release of the House Intelligence Committee’s FISA memo: “I read the memo once it was made available to House members, and I called immediately for it to be made available to the American public. This is[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
Editorial: The case for natural gas co-tenancy is strong in West Virginia
From The Charleston Gazette-Mail, Daily Mail editorial: As we all know, the best solution to West Virginia’s many problems is economic growth. Jobs and increased revenue can go a long way toward reducing the severity of issues facing the state ranging from the drug epidemic to low teacher pay. Yet[Read More…]
Opinion: At the Capitol – Showdown on WV teachers, employees pay raises inevitable?
By Phil Kabler For the West Virginia Press Association As the 2018 legislative session approaches the midway point of the 60-day regular session, a showdown over pay raises for teachers and state employees looks increasingly inevitable. Hundreds of teachers from southern West Virginia counties filled the Capitol Friday to protest[Read More…]
Opinion: Solving the PEIA riddle is vital for WV
By MIKE MYER Executive Editor The Intelligencer of Wheeling WHEELING, W.VA. — Pay is only part of the problem, in the minds of many public school teachers in West Virginia. To them, PEIA is the very dirtiest of the dirty four-letter words. At two strokes, Gov. Jim Justice has both[Read More…]
Editorial: WV needs to take better care of its teachers
From The Register-Herald of Beckley: We are not wholly convinced that Gov. Jim Justice and the GOP side of the aisle at the state capital fully appreciate what they can do to help stoke the fires of a rebounding economy. They seem to think the road to prosperity is paved[Read More…]
Editorial: Extending hate-crime protections in WV to all is overdue
From the Herald-Dispatch of Huntington: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s lawmakers once again have an opportunity to extend valuable protections to all of its citizens, this time via legislation that would broaden the state’s hate-crime law. Current state law protects individuals and property from violence, or intimidation by threat of[Read More…]
Editorial: WV sexual assault victims have the right to be heard
From The Dominion Post of Morgantown: The reasons for silence are as often as obvious as they are unknown. One of them certainly must be that it helps soothe sorrow. Still another would have to be that it’s a response to anger. And for some, the virtual silence attached to[Read More…]
Editorial: Arguments in favor of free WV community and technical college compelling
From the Times West Virginian of Fairmont: We all know what the word “free” often seems to mean when it comes to government programs. Too often, free means taxpayers are going to pay for a service for someone who may or may not deserve it. Too often, it means the[Read More…]
Editorial: WV needs help to battle addiction where it is worst
From The Intelligencer of Wheeling: Battling the substance abuse epidemic in West Virginia cannot be a matter of bureaucratic formulas and politics as usual in Washington. The federal government needs to do more about drugs in the Mountain State. To many members of Congress and, no doubt, to most people[Read More…]
Opinion: W.VA. House of Delegates Report week ending Feb. 2
By Jared Hunt WV House of Delegates Communications Director CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The House of Delegates finished its fourth week of the 2018 regular session with much of the attention focused on how to best structure pay increases and health insurance for teachers and state employees. As the state Senate[Read More…]
