By CHARLES BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON — Area Congressional representatives are on board with keeping Minor League Baseball in the region, but no progress on the issue has been reported. Both Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va. 9th District, and Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va. 3rd District, want to keep the Appalachian[Read More…]
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WV Senate lawmakers discuss lease cancelation bill
By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON — Tuesday’s meeting of the Senate Energy Industry and Mining Committee was dominated by discussion of a bill opposed by the state’s oil and gas industry. While lawmakers were originally scheduled to discuss a bill supported by the industry, HB 4091, the entirety of[Read More…]
WV Press Legislative Breakfast set for Thursday, Feb. 6, at Culture Center at Capitol Complex
Evening Media Social set for Feb. 5 at Embassy Suites in Charleston WV Press Association Release CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association’s annual Legislative Breakfast is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 6, at the Culture Center at the Capitol Complex. The Legislative Breakfast provides a mid-session update on bills and[Read More…]
Editorial: Your right to know? Maybe not for much longer in W.Va. …
From the Monroe Watchman, Monroe County, W.Va.: For as long as this writer can remember, legal advertising has appeared in The Monroe Watchman under the heading, “Public Notices: Your Right to Know.” Throughout that time, publication of these items has been required by state government, to inform the public of[Read More…]
Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Builders Conference to bring support organizations together
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A network of entrepreneurship support organizations will bring thinkers and doers from across the state under one roof to build connections and discuss innovative trends in promoting and supporting entrepreneurship in West Virginia. The West Virginia Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Builders Conference will take place Wednesday, April 1 from 9[Read More…]
Editorial: W.Va. maintain forward progress with employment growth
From the Parkersburg News and Sentinel: Gov. Jim Justice is justified in bragging about our state’s economy. “This is something all West Virginians should be proud of,” he said last week. As the governor pointed out, 2019 was “our best year of job numbers in West Virginia in more than a decade.” Go[Read More…]
Mon Health Medical Center to host diabetes prevention courses
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Mon Health Medical Center is providing the opportunity for community members to participate in a free Diabetes Prevention Course series. The twenty-four class series will begin on February 11. Classes will be held each Tuesday at the Mon Health Medical Center Hazel Ruby McQuain Conference Center from 12[Read More…]
WV House lawmakers debate legal advertising bill
By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On Monday, members of the House Judiciary Committee debated a proposed bill that would change the rules and requirements for publishing legal advertisements in the state’s newspapers. House Bill 4025, Creating a State Central Legal Advertising Website, would establish a new[Read More…]
W.Va. Press Association: Public notice change would lead to less transparency
By Steven Allen Adams, The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va . — A bill one critic warned would lead to less transparency in how state and local governments operate hit a snag Monday in the House of Delegates. The bill, House Bill 4025, calls for allowing public legal notices to be partially[Read More…]
W.Va. Legislative Basketball game set for Feb. 4
Democrats, Republicans face off at the 2020 Dick Henderson and Tony Lewis Memorial Legislative Basketball Game CHARLESTON, W. Va. – Democrats will tip-off against the Republicans in memory of the late Delegate Dick Henderson and Delegate Tony Lewis, both of whom fought cancer battles. The memorial basketball game raises funds[Read More…]