By Phil Kabler Charleston Gazette-Mail For the West Virginia Press Association A tumultuous week at the Capitol was marked by intense, emotional debate, and a 59-41 passage vote in the House of Delegates of a controversial measure to allow individuals with conceal carry permits to bring firearms onto state[Read More…]
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W.Va. House Committee postpones discussion on automatic pay raise bill for elected county officials
By Erica Young West Virginia Press Association Capitol Reporter CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates Government Organization Committee voted Friday to postpone discussion of SB 615’s committee substitute, which would provide an ongoing mechanism for county commissioners to allow compensation increases for elected officials every two years.[Read More…]
Campus Carry Act passes after efforts to amend it fail
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite multiple attempts by delegates, including the Republican judiciary committee chairman — to amend a bill to alleviate concerns of the state’s colleges and universities, the House of Delegates passed a bill Wednesday to allow students to carry[Read More…]
WV Senate, House advance versions of 2019-20 budget
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Juggling a variety of proposed tax cuts and spending increases, the House and Senate Finance committees got down to work Thursday on their respective versions of the 2019-20 West Virginia budget. That included Senate Finance advancing its version of the budget —[Read More…]
Foster care reform bill amended by WV Senate committee
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After a lengthy committee meeting that heard from several stakeholders, the Senate Health and Human Resources Committee on Thursday passed an amended version of the foster care reform bill. The amendments aimed to make the bill a little more appeasing for those[Read More…]
Preparation for potential PTT Global Chemical cracker continues on both sides of Ohio River
By MIRANDA SEBROSKI The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Community leaders on both sides of the Ohio River want to ensure the local region is prepared if an ethane cracker plant proposed for Belmont County becomes a reality. PTT Global Chemical America and its partner, Daelim Industrial Co.,[Read More…]
Sen. Mike Maroney among those keeping satellite casino bill from advancing in W.Va. Senate Finance Committee
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Legislation permitting Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack to establish a second gambling location in Ohio County died in committee Thursday. House Bill 2901 was voted down in the Senate Finance Committee by a vote of eight against, and seven in favor.[Read More…]
WVU John Chambers College of Business and Economics’ retention efforts increase undergraduate enrollment as universities face declining applications
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Despite regional and nationwide trends of declining numbers of students graduating from high school, enrollment at the John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University has increased. Actually, undergraduate enrollment has increased every year since the business school went to a four-year[Read More…]
WV Public Service Commission approves increased base rate for Appalachian Power, Wheeling Power customers
NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The W.Va. Public Service Commission has approved base rate hikes for customers of Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power. Residential customers will reportedly see is a base rate increase of 4 percent, which is estimated to be $4.47 a month, WV MetroNews reports. The hike is[Read More…]
Helvetia to celebrate traditional Pre-Lenten Fasnacht Saturday
By DAN GEOHAGEN The Inter-Mountain HELVETIA, W.Va. — Tucked away in the mountains of Randolph County is the small town of Helvetia. Keeping itself true to its Swiss and German heritage, the town will be observing the traditional Pre-Lenten ceremony known as Fasnacht on Saturday. The word translates to “Fasting[Read More…]
