Release from Toyota West Virginia: BUFFALO, W.Va. – To help meet customer demand, Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia (TMMWV) will invest $210 million to upgrade existing engine production and add 100 new jobs to increase assembly capacity of its four-cylinder engine line. Once complete, TMMWV’s total investment will be more than[Read More…]
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West Virginia House of Delegates’ small business committee hopes to ‘make a big difference’
Small Business Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Committee holds organizational meeting By Erika Diehl, WV Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates’ Small Business Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Committee, many of whom are small business owners, gathered for introductions Wednesday at 10 a.m. “Economy runs on[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: West Virginia has 128,405 positive cases, 2,225 deaths, 145,734 people fully vaccinated
WV Press Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 17. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 128,405 Current Active Cases – 10,522 Total Lab Results reported – 2,080,541 Cumulative positive test percentage –[Read More…]
West Virginia lawmakers seek intermediate court of appeals
By Steven Allen Adams, The Weirton Daily Times CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After a defeat on the next-to-last day of the 2020 session, Republican lawmakers believe this is the year for West Virginia to finally have an intermediate court of appeals. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday afternoon took up Senate[Read More…]
Some of West Virginia’s largest private schools call homosexuality a sin. An advancing bill would help fund this teaching.
By Ryan Quinn Staff, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Republicans’ non-public school vouchers bill is a sweeping example of what supporters call school choice. Parents would receive roughly $4,600 per child to home- or private-school their children. For those pursuing the latter option, the choices are limited. Of[Read More…]
Cabwaylingo, WV Hatfield-McCoy trails set to open March 1
By Nikki Dotson Merritt, HD Media CABWAYLINGO, W.Va. — Beginning March 1, the Hatfield-McCoy Trail System will welcome riders to its newest attractions — the Cabwaylingo and Ivy Branch trail systems. The Cabwaylingo Trail is the first in Hatfield-McCoy Trail System to be located within a state forest. Created as[Read More…]
Gov. Justice announces WV Game Changer has partnered with national groups to bring substance use prevention to more students
WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — On Tuesday, Gov. Jim Justice, the “Head Coach and General Manager” of the WV Game Changer initiative, announced that a coalition of private collaborators, including WV Game Changer, the West Virginia Drug Intervention Institute and the world-renowned Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, is developing[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate Education approves bill on strikes
Stoppages, walkouts by teachers would have some penalties By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Senate Education Committee approved a bill Tuesday to reaffirm that work stoppages and strikes by teachers and school staff are illegal, and outline some penalties for participating in stoppages. SB 11 is a[Read More…]
Dealing with panhandling: West Virginia House Bill aims to address aggressive money gathering tactics
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — A bill proposed in the West Virginia Legislature could address aggressive panhandling that some residents describe after strangers approach them and ask for money. House Bill 2236, introduced Feb. 10 by Delegate Caleb Hanna, R-Nicholas, would amend the Code of West[Read More…]
A common practice in the West Virginia House turned into political scuffle Tuesday
By Lacie Pierson, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — What’s become a common courtesy in the West Virginia House of Delegates was a source of brief legislative hindrance Tuesday afternoon. By the end of the legislative day, it appeared party leaders had come to an agreement over an objection to add[Read More…]
