CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Legislature will hold legislative interim committee meetings Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 6-7, at the Capitol. The meeting schedule is below or at the following link: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/committees/interims/intcomsched.cfm
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WV Press Legislative Lookahead photos available for download
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislative and state officials met with print and broadcast media representatives from across West Virginia on Friday for the annual media preview of the upcoming session: WV Press Legislative LookAhead Editor’s Noe: Photos from the event are available here for download. Additional photos will be posted later.[Read More…]
WV Hive business and job creation capabilities significantly boosted by $708,300 Federal EDA Grant
BECKLEY, W.Va. (Jan. 2, 2020) – The New Year is starting well for the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA), as U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced today in a press release the award of a $708,300 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s[Read More…]
Outstanding panels set for WV Press 2020 Legislative LookAhead on Friday; Today is final day to register
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislative and state officials will join with print and broadcast media representatives from across West Virginia on Friday for the annual media preview of the upcoming session: WV Press Legislative LookAhead Today is the final day to register for Friday’s event in Charleston.Register with Dalton Walker at[Read More…]
Outstanding panels set for WV Press 2020 Legislative LookAhead on Friday; Registration still open
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Registration is open for the WV Press 2020 Legislative LookAhead on Friday, Jan. 3, in Charleston. Register with Dalton Walker at [email protected] or 304-342-1011. “Media from across West Virginia will gather at the West Virginia Cultural Center at the Capitol Complex, 1900 Kanawha Blvd E, Charleston, WV 25317 on Friday,[Read More…]
W.Va. state parks and forests hosting guided hikes New Year’s Day
Parks offer a chance to start new year on the right foot with a First Day Hike Release from W.Va. State Parks: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Are you one of the many folks who made a resolution to get more exercise in 2020? Then start the new year on the right foot[Read More…]
W.Va. counties facing rising regional jail bills and declining coal severance tax revenue
By Jessica Farrish THE REGISTER-HERALD BECKLEY, W.Va. — As counties are struggling to pay a staggering bill to Southern Regional Jail each year, a cornerstone of the county budget – coal severance taxes – is failing. The result, Raleigh County Commission President David Tolliver, Fayette County Commission President Denise Scalph and[Read More…]
Editorial: Measuring the overriding value of public notices in W.Va. newspapers
From the Register Herald of Beckley: A new government report presented to the West Virginia Legislature recommends removing public notices from your community newspaper and placing them on a state government website to reduce state spending. Reducing government spending is important, but it should not come at the expense of[Read More…]
W.Va. Forest Service cancels Mon logging project to protect endangered fish
By Rick Steelhammer Staff writer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A 2,400 acre logging project in the Monongahela National Forest has been canceled over habitat concerns for the candy darter, a small, colorful non-game fish granted protection under the Endangered Species Act. The Big Rock Project, located in the Cranberry River watershed of[Read More…]
AARP West Virginia selects Jane Marks as new state president
Charleston resident to represent nearly 300,000 Mountain State AARP members CHARLESTON W.Va. — AARP West Virginia has selected Jane Marks of Charleston as its new state president. Marks will succeed outgoing State President Rich Stonestreet of Charleston, who completes his six-year tenure as AARP’s lead state volunteer on December 31. An[Read More…]