Press Release from West Virginia Natural Resources Commission: SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Natural Resources Commission will conduct its next quarterly meeting Sunday, Feb. 24, at the Division of Natural Resources Headquarters at 324 4th Avenue in South Charleston. The meeting will start at 1 p.m. The public is invited[Read More…]
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In the omnibus shadow: West Virginia lawmakers’ other education bills
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The education overhaul bill (Senate Bill 451) isn’t the only education legislation that’s been moving through the Legislature, though you could be forgiven for thinking so. The sweeping bill, which contains many provisions that, in the past, would have run as multiple[Read More…]
Lawmakers keeping West Virginia Supreme Court in check
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, under new management, has worked hard to put rules and policies in place to fight the perceptions of corruption that plagued justices over the last year. But the recent sentencing of[Read More…]
Winter Blues Farmers Market draws hundreds for West Virginia agriculture businesses
By CAITY COYNE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Farmers and vendors from around the state gathered at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center on Saturday, selling everything from apples and corn to honey, jams and even bees, as part of the annual Winter Blues Farmers Market. Sponsored by the Department[Read More…]
W.Va. Corrections Day at the Legislature marked by Freedom Awards for Distinguished Service
Press release from the W.Va. Military Affairs and Public Safety with video from the Governor’s Communications Hub: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Intercepting smuggled drugs, going the distance for at-risk youth and soldiering on after a horrific crash are just some of the actions recognized Friday with Freedom Awards for Distinguished Service during Corrections Day[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Monday, Feb. 18
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Monday, Feb. 17, 2019 41st Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: Pierpont, Bridge Valley Advanced Technology Center Day, Upper House and Upper Senate Rotundas; Citizens Defense League; Attorney General Rotunda; West Virginians for Life Rally, Capitol North Steps. SENATE: Senate to convene at 11 a.m. On[Read More…]
Editorial: W.Va. Legislature should not shelve ethics bill
From the Wheeling News-Register: Incredibly — or, if you have followed politics for a few years, perhaps not — an important ethics law in West Virginia exempts state legislators and other elected officials. Most state employees are banned from having financial interests in public contracts. That is, they cannot steer[Read More…]
McDowell County, W.Va., native to appear in History Channel program
By Derek Tyson Welch News Editor WELCH, W.VA. — McDowell County residents tuning into the History Channel may spot a familiar face among the cast of a new show, “Lost Gold of World War II,” premiering Tuesday, March 19. A trailer released recently on the channel’s Facebook page offers the[Read More…]
Editorial: Public notice in newspapers keeps foxes away from the henhouses
From The Public Notice Research Center: Why did our forefathers originally decide to enact public notice laws in the first place? After all, they were the government. Why didn’t they just publish the information they considered vital for citizens to know and be done with it? The answer is obvious: Because they[Read More…]
