W.Va. hiring events set this week in Morgantown, Wheeling, Fairmont, Romney and Marlinton CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Complete Count Commission is sponsoring employment events across West Virginia to connect job seekers with thousands of 2020 Census positions in West Virginia. Today, March 3, a team is in Pendleton County to[Read More…]
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Around the Rotunda: W.Va. Legislative, committee schedule for Tuesday, March 3
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Tuesday, March 3, 202056th Day of the Legislative Session From the Activity Calendar: WVSOM Day, Upper House and Upper Senate Rotundas STATE SENATE: The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. UNFINISHED BUSINESS SR 61: Recognizing Leadership Jefferson SR 62: Recognizing October as National Dwarfism Month THIRD[Read More…]
Media Advisory: Intuit leader Brad Smith to give public lecture on education and entrepreneurship at WVU
Thursday, February 27, 2020 Former Intuit CEO Brad Smith will be giving a public lecture at 5:30 p.m. on March 5 at Vantage Ventures. His talk is entitled “Education and Entrepreneurship — A Blueprint for the 21st Century.” WHO: Brad Smith, president and chief executive officer of Intuit from 2008 to[Read More…]
W.Va House of Delegates has SB 767 – community hospital boards bill – on second reading Monday
By Crystal Good For West Virginia Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates on Monday will consider a bill to change the law requiring hospital boards of directors maintain 40 percent of their membership is from consumer representatives. Senate Bill 767 will be on second reading Monday, after[Read More…]
Opinion: At the Capitol
By Phil Kabler For West Virginia Press For the second week in a row at the Capitol, a major piece of legislative agenda crashed and burned, as the Senate failed to advance a joint resolution to amend the state Constitution in order to phase out personal property taxes on manufacturing[Read More…]
Campaign Update: International Union of Painters and Allied Trades endorsed Ben Salango for Governor of W.Va.
Release from the Salango Campaign: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades endorsed Ben Salango for governor. IUPAT represents over 1,800 members in the construction industry across West Virginia. Their membership includes painters, drywall finishers, glaziers, hydroblasters/vacuum technicians and sign and display workers. Thisis their first endorsement of the 2020 election cycle. Ben Salango said, “This endorsement will be crucial to our campaign to take back[Read More…]
Campaign Update: Thrasher for Governor Campaign calls for ‘Advisor’ Cary to fill in for Governor in Debate
From the Thrasher Campaign: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has yet to acknowledge Republican primary opponent Woody Thrasher’s letter requesting “no-show Gov. Jim Justice stand on stage to debate.” Since Justice frequently turns over his gubernatorial duties to “senior advisor” Bray Cary, Thrasher this week asked Cary to show up instead. “Governor Justice’s weeks-long refusal to respond to[Read More…]
Campaign Update: West Virginians for Life endorses Governor Jim Justice for re-election
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee (WVL-PAC), the internal political action committee of West Virginians for Life, the state’s largest and most influential pro-life organization, has announced the endorsement of incumbent Governor Jim Justice in the 2020 Election for Governor. “We commend Jim Justice for his support of pro-life[Read More…]
Campaign Update: Democrat Gubernatorial Candidate Salango issues statement on AHF labor dispute
CHARLESTON, WV — Kanawha County Commissioner Ben Salango, Democratic candidate for governor, issued the following statement in support of the 500 AHF workers in Beverly, WV: “I’m proud to stand with the hardworking men and women of AHF who are fighting for the respect they deserve and a contract that will protect their[Read More…]
Media Advisory: Gov. Justice to sign HB 4007, The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, Monday at 2 p.m.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The office of Governor Jim Justice has issued the following media Advisory: WHO: Gov. Jim Justice, members of the West Virginia Legislature. WHAT: Gov. Justice will ceremonially sign House Bill 4007, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. WHEN: Monday, March 2, 2020, at 2 p.m. WHERE: Governor’s Reception Room, West Wing, State Capitol.