By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va — Siding with the West Virginia Municipal League over the Senate majority, the House of Delegates government organization committee Monday passed an amended version of a bill to make home rule a permanent program, removing a right-to-work requirement. The Municipal Home Rule Pilot[Read More…]
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Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Tuesday, March 5
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Tuesday, March 5, 2019 56th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: Mountaineer Food Bank Hunger Simulation, Upper House Rotunda; Public Defender Services, Upper Senate Rotunda. SENATE: Senate to convene at 11 a.m. On The Agenda RESOLUTIONS SR 68: Memorializing life of Honorable John[Read More…]
Facebook to build broadband network across West Virginia
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia received a like from Facebook Monday as it announced a substantial effort to expand broadband access across the state. Representatives from Facebook joined Gov. Jim Justice and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., at a press[Read More…]
Water quality standards bill up for a vote today in WV House of Delegates
By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A controversial bill that addresses the amount of carcinogens and pollutants in West Virginia’s water will likely be up for a vote on the floor of the House of Delegates Tuesday, where it will likely pass. The rules bundle (Senate Bill 163)[Read More…]
WVU Public Health partnering with Davis College to identify barriers to food access in the Mountain State
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A West Virginia University expert in the social determinants of health is exploring barriers that keep many West Virginians from eating healthy diets that can help protect against chronic disease. Lauri Andress, a professor in the School of Public Health, has been evaluating food access[Read More…]
WV governor Justice chides Legislature, touts revenue increase
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In what was part celebration and part lecture, Gov. Jim Justice on Monday touted February revenue collection that exceeded estimates by $12.2 million, and found time to criticize the West Virginia Legislature for recent incidents that have cast the state in a[Read More…]
West Virginia DEP investigating black water discharge in Helen
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald HELEN, W.Va. — Berry Branch, a small stream that runs through Helen into the Winding Gulf, is flowing black. According to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the discolored water is coming from a discharge pipe from an abandoned Raleigh County mine. The[Read More…]
Fallout continues from Friday’s anti-Muslim display at West Virginia Capitol
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Actions since an anti-Muslim display during last Friday’s state Republican Party Day at the Legislature continue to reverberate into the final week of the legislative session. On Monday, House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, removed House Minority Whip Mike[Read More…]
13th annual Lewisburg Chocolate Festival tickets on sale now
Mountain Messenger LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Life in the Greenbrier Valley is about to get a little sweeter. The 13th annual Lewisburg Chocolate Festival returns Saturday, Apr. 13 to downtown Lewisburg. Plans are underway to make this year’s festival better than ever; chocolate lovers everywhere should save the date. This weekend[Read More…]
