By Crystal Good For W.Va. Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When the West Virginia Senate’s Select Committee on Children and Families meet recently and heard discssion on the following issues: West Virginia’s high rate of suicide, concerns about the relationship between foster care families and state agencies, and online privacy and[Read More…]
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At the W.Va. Capitol: School calendar, regional jails, DUI
By Phil Kabler For W.Va. Press At a session that Administration Secretary Allan McVey described as “the slowest session I think I’ve ever seen,” debate over a proposed change to school calendars highlighted the third full week of the 60-day regular session of the Legislature. A proposal to push back the start of the public school year until after Labor Day[Read More…]
W.Va Senate Transportation, Infrastructure Committee hears opposition to SB 162: Road maintenance, repair bill
Committee next meets at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, in 451-M By Crystal Good For West Virginia Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The purpose of W.Va. Senate Bill 162 “…is to enhance the maintenance and repair of the state’s roads and highways” and to create the “Enhanced Road Repair and Maintenance Program.”[Read More…]
West Virginia American Legion Auxiliary Unit 174 issues ‘Chip Challenge’ to benefit veterans and military families
Release from American Legion 174: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Kim Mellie, general manager of American Legion Unit #174 and president of the Ladies Auxiliary, issued a challenge to other West Virginia American Legion units and other service groups to purchase Mister Bee Potato Chips’ new specialty 5-ounce “Salute Our Military Personnel[Read More…]
Campaign Update: Michael Folk, candidate for Governor, will hold a Town Hall Meeting Feb. 19
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Michael Folk, Republican candidate for Governor, has issued the following campaign update: Folks will hold a Town Hall Meeting in Inwood, W.Va., on Wednesday, Feb. 19 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Shenandoah Valley Sportsman Club at 2473 Arden Nollville Road,[Read More…]
Media Advisory: Second Chance Dental Program Award set for 9 a.m. Feb. 4
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery has issued the following media advisory: Mountain State Oral & Facial Surgery’s Second Chance program is designed to provide an opportunity for residents of Charleston, Kanawha City, Hurricane (Teays Valley), Huntington, Parkersburg, and Beckley, WV, and Ashland, KY, to receive a free[Read More…]
W.Va. House, Senate Democrats reveal plan to help children suffering from adverse childhood experiences
Release from W.Va. House of Delegates and State Senate Democrats: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Democrats in the West Virginia House of Delegates and State Senate challenged their Republican colleagues to work with them to help improve the lives of state children. Democrats believe that West Virginia needs to prioritize children who are[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: W.Va. Legislative, committee schedule for Monday, Feb. 3
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Monday, Feb. 3, 202027th Day of the Legislative Session From the social and rotunda activities calendar: Jefferson County Day, Upper Senate Rotunda; American Lung Association Tobacco Free Day, Upper House Rotunda. The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. UNFINISHED BUSINESS SCR 16: Firefighter Marvin[Read More…]
Media Advisory: W.Va. Democrat legislators to address children, family issues at 9:30 a.m. Monday
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Democrat legislators have issued the following media advisory: Senator Stephen Baldwin, D-Greenbrier, Delegate Amanda Estep-Burton, D-Kanawha, Delegate Lisa Zukoff, D-Marshall, and other Democratic legislators will discuss issues affecting children and families in the state. WHEN: Monday, Feb. 3 at 9:30 a.m. WHERE: Governor’s Conference Room[Read More…]
Media Advisory: Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs to host Black History Month kickoff celebration in W.Va. Monday at 10 a.m.
Release from Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs (HHOMA) will honor the start of Black History Month by holding a celebratory event in the Governor’s Reception Room at the State Capitol Building in Charleston on Monday, Feb. 3, at 10 a.m. The[Read More…]