WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Alumni, faculty, staff, students, retirees and their families are invited to West Virginia University Day at PNC Park as the Pittsburgh Pirates take on the St. Louis Cardinals July 24. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. Two ticket options are available for purchase A[Read More…]
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‘Winston’s Bill’ likely dead in West Virginia House
By ERIC HRIN Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — It was a devastating day Thursday for supporters of “Winston’s Bill,” the animal cruelty bill named after a little Yorkie allegedly found abandoned without food, water or shelter this past summer in Rivesville. Jared Hunt, communications director for the West Virginia[Read More…]
WV Delegates approve home rule bill, introduce resolutions to punish Caputo
By JAKE JARVIS NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Delegates approved a bill Thursday morning to make the state’s home rule program permanent after voting to strip a provision that allows for the public to hold referendums on local laws passed through the program. Senate Bill 4 passed on an 87-11[Read More…]
West Virginia House of Delegates passes permanent Home Rule for cities
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The House of Delegates Thursday waded through several amendments, but passed a bill to make the Home Rule pilot programs for cities permanent. The House passed Senate Bill 4, making the Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program permanent, 87-11.[Read More…]
Foster care bill nears passage in West Virginia Legislature
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that would transition foster children in the state to a managed care organization is up for passage in the state Senate Friday. House Bill 2010, sponsored by Del. Kayla Kessinger, R-Fayette, has already passed the House of Delegates, but if[Read More…]
West Virginia lawmakers, unions prep for special session on education
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — About 12 hours after Gov. Jim Justice called a special session for lawmakers to consider a pay raise for teachers and school service personnel, the chairs of the education committees in the Senate and House of Delegates say[Read More…]
Where are the wild things? In your backyard
By LAURA DEAN BENNETT The Pocahontas Times MARLINTON, W.Va. — Anyone who lives in Pocahontas County knows where the wild things are – they’re all around us. For those who’d like to bring some of these creatures in a little closer to home, there’s plenty of advice available from the[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, March 8
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, March 8, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. MANAFORT ONLY GETS 4 YEARS IN PRISON WHEN 20 WAS POSSIBLE The former Trump campaign[Read More…]
SB 622 on election finance on 3rd reading Friday
By Erica Young West Virginia Press Association Capitol Reporter CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Senate Bill 622 is on third reading Friday in the West Virginia House of Delegates. The bill has generated discussion during the final week of the 2019 legislative session, and extensive floor discussion on the bill is expected on[Read More…]
