CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Following Attorney General JB McCuskey’s announcement on Feb. 6 that West Virginia is leading 22 other states in a lawsuit against the State of New York over its recently passed “Climate Superfund” legislation, Chris Hamilton offered the following statement: “On behalf of the West Virginia Coal Association,[Read More…]
Opinion
The Editorial category is a roundup of links to editorials and columns from West Virginia newspapers.
Opinion: A vital safeguard for West Virginia’s health care system is the Certificate of Need program
By David Goldberg (president and CEO, Mon and Davis Health Systems) and Dr. Glenn Crotty (president and CEO, CAMC Health System) As debates rage about health care regulation, West Virginia’s Certificate of Need (CON) law has come under increased scrutiny, but the reality is this program plays an important role[Read More…]
COLUMN: Find the right shape
By Greg Kozera, Shale Crescent USA While on vacation in Florida, our grandson and his family spent a day with us. Our nine-month old great-grandson, Cooper, is fun to watch. He crawls, stands with support and climbs. They brought some of his toys. The toys, are designed for his age and teach shapes, like squares, circles, triangles[Read More…]
Opinion: West Virginia’s CON laws hurt rural health care — it’s time to repeal them
By Jaimie Cavanaugh, attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation In a recent column, state Delegate Scot Heckert argues that West Virginia’s Certificate of Need (CON) program is needed to protect health care services in rural communities. Unfortunately, his defense ignores clear evidence that these outdated laws reduce access to care and increase patient[Read More…]
OPINION: Education matters: The importance and value of having school choice
By Cheryl Stahle, MeD, academic administrator, West Virginia Virtual Academy According to the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE), 241,024 children receive an education within the Mountain State. However, do they all thrive under the same educational model? How does the state’s education system impact family decisions to move here?[Read More…]
OPINION: WV’s environmental activist groups should not be de facto regulators
By Bill Bissett, Ed.D., president of the West Virginia Manufacturers Association This op-ed first appeared in the Charleston Gazette-Mail Last month, The Charleston Gazette-Mail’s Mike Tony wrote an article about Community Air Monitoring and the involvement of environmental activist groups along with the outgoing Biden Administration in the promotion and[Read More…]
OPINION: The need to ensure a fair Backyard Brawl in health care
By Delegate Scot C. Heckert, R-Wood Governor Morrisey has launched a campaign to ensure West Virginia is on equal footing with our surrounding states when it comes to state regulation. The goal is to support economic development and remove unnecessary regulations. Everyone supports that effort, and we applaud the Governor[Read More…]
Opinion: Federal Trade Agency could undermine Trump’s America-First Agenda without reform
By W.Va. Senator Glenn Jeffries With President Donald Trump in office once again, there’s been a flurry of news about how he is reshaping the federal government to fit his vision. While his plans for agencies like the Department of Education have gotten the most attention, there’s a little-known agency[Read More…]
Opinion: New state, federal leadership will lead coal’s charge into the future
By Chris Hamilton, President & CEO West Virginia Coal Association West Virginia – the heart of America’s coal country – has found its ideal political leadership in incoming President Donald Trump, Governor Patrick Morrisey, Senators Capito and Justice and Congressional Representatives Miller and Moore. Add in our state legislative leadership[Read More…]
COLUMN: Observations and lessons learned
By Greg Kozera, Shale Crescent USA For the last two weeks we have been vacationing in Florida with family and friends. The crowds were much lower than on summer trips. Since our kids are grown and early January isn’t as busy in our business it is a good time to travel. Our[Read More…]
