BY Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A constitutional amendment prohibiting the courts from interfering with future impeachment efforts by lawmakers made it through the House Judiciary Committee on Friday. House Joint Resolution 2 introduced by Delegate Bill Anderson, R-Wood, would amend the West Virginia[Read More…]
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Another strike unlikely against charter, voucher bills flying through West Virginia House
By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Bills on schedule to pass the state House of Delegates this week would allow faster charter school expansion, promote online charter schools and give parents public money for non-public schooling. It’s just the second week of the legislative session. Fresh off their[Read More…]
Girl Scouts donate to West Virginia veterans’ organizations
WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) —The Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council donated nearly 2,000 packages of candy and nuts to local veterans’ organizations as part of the Girl Scouts’ Care to Share program. The Girl Scouts of Black Diamond partners with the West Virginia Gold Star Mothers Association,[Read More…]
Mercer County moonshiner’s product heads to market
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph LERONA, W.Va. — A Mercer County resident who demonstrated his distilling skills last year when he competed against other moonshiner makers and won will soon see his face on bottles of a product he created. In early March 2020, Dustin Croy of Lerona competed[Read More…]
WV Press Capitol Daily: West Virginia legislative, committee schedules for Monday, Feb. 15
WV Press Report CHARLESTON, W.VA. — West Virginia Press Association each day will share the schedules of West Virginia’s State Senate and House of Delegates on WVPress.org and on Facebook and Twitter at @wvpress. MONDAY, FEB. 15 – 6TH DAY OF THE SESSION Face coverings should be worn in all public[Read More…]
Two new Hatfield-McCoy trails in West Virginia to open March 1
Release from the Hatfield-McCoy Trail System: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Beginning March 1, 2021, the Hatfield-McCoy Trail System will welcome riders to it’s 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…]
The Monroe Watchman: It’s about knowing what a newspaper means to a community
By Lexi Browning, West Virginia Press Association UNION, W.Va. — For nearly 150 years, The Monroe Watchman has served as the authoritative news source for Monroe County, West Virginia. The weekly newspaper, located on Main Street in Union, West Virginia, published its first edition in 1872. Editor Craig Mohler is now[Read More…]
West Virginia House of Delegates’ Heath and Human Resources Committee approved seven bills
By Erika Diehl, West Virginia Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia House of Delegates’ Heath and Human Resources Committee adopted all seven of the bills on its meeting agenda Thursday, but it wasn’t without opposition. During the HHR Committee’s first meeting of the 2021 West Virginia legislative session, Thursday afternoon,[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: West Virginia has 126,887 positive cases, 2,200 deaths, 122,017 people fully vaccinated
Free testing sites listed; Harvard Global Health COVID Map included 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 Friday, Feb. 12. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 126,887 Current Active Cases – 13,103 Total[Read More…]
Delegate Fluharty: Governor Justice’s tax reform plan would primarily benefit wealthy West Virginians
By Steven Allen Adams, The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice came under fire Thursday from Democratic leaders in the West Virginia Senate and House of Delegates for his plans to phase out the personal income tax, his use of federal coronavirus aid, and for not talking more about[Read More…]
