Press Release from Research America: CINCINNATI, Ohio – Research America Inc. (RAI) was listed as the 50th largest market/opinion research firm in the U.S., according to the GreenBook Market Leaders Report released this month. “Research America has enjoyed explosive growth across our business segments,” Rex Repass, President of RAI, said.[Read More…]
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After decade marred by addiction, W.Va. officials mapping out road to recovery from opioid epidemic
By Taylor Stuck The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.VA. — The past decade ushered in a new era of drug use and addiction in West Virginia. Following a drop in overdose deaths in 2009, West Virginia started the decade with more than 400 opioid-related overdose deaths, according to the National Institute on Drug[Read More…]
Freight train derails into river in Harpers Ferry, W.Va.
By Toni Milbourne, for The Journal of Martinsburg HARPERS FERRY — An eastbound CSX freight train crossing the Potomac River near Harpers Ferry derailed and sent multiple train cars into the water below in the early hours Saturday morning. Several cars could be seen hanging off the tracks, while some[Read More…]
Opinion: ‘At The Capitol’ in December
By Phil Kabler For WV Press With the 2020 legislative session only about three weeks away, December legislative interim meetings brought a heightened sense of urgency – and also brought a bit of good news for legislators. Revenue Secretary Dave Hardy told legislators he is optimistic an upturn in tax[Read More…]
Editorial: Public notices are vital to government transparency in West Virginia
From The Intelligencer of Wheeling: Some West Virginia politicians are hoping you will fall for their claim that saving money for taxpayers is the reason they want to be less transparent about government. They would make it more difficult for Mountain State residents to learn of important matters ranging from[Read More…]
W.Va. PEIA stable for now, though long-term funding issues remain
By Steven Allan Adams, for The Journal of Martinsburg CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Public Employee Insurance Agency, which covers the health care of state workers, is in good shape in the short-term, but dipping into the $100 million Rainy Day Fund is a possibility toward the end of next fiscal[Read More…]
Editorial: The whole story on legal ads in West Virginia
Editorial from The Charleston Gazette-Mail: A legislative audit released last week suggests setting up an online repository for legal ads, rather than require state, county and city agencies to run such ads in local newspapers of record. In the coming year, it’s estimated the effort would save government agencies a[Read More…]
Applications for medical marijuana operations opening in West Virginia
By Steven Allan Adams, Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nearly three years after its unorthodox passage in the West Virginia Legislature, the application period for medical cannabis growers, processors and dispensaries opens up this week. But the specific details on how the medical cannabis program will work are still[Read More…]
W.Va. legislators express concern over plan to auction off idled intermodal facility
By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia legislators on Tuesday objected to state plans to auction off the $32 million Heartland Intermodal Gateway, in Prichard, for as little as $1 million, after the complex shut down operations this fall. “It was probably a good idea. It just did[Read More…]
W.Va. lawmakers hear online legal advertising proposal
By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.VA. — State, county, and municipal governments in West Virginia will spend $4.6 million on legal advertisements this year, according to a legislative audit released Monday. The audit proposes setting up an online state repository for those announcements, but a state newspaper advocate says legislators[Read More…]
