Release from Oglebay: WHEELING, W.Va. – Planning a wedding? Oglebay is planning a wedding showcase on Feb. 24. “Join us on Sunday, Feb. 24 from 1 – 3 p.m. in Oglebay’s Banquet View rooms for a one-stop-shop wedding experience that is sure to inspire! See, sample and experience all the[Read More…]
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‘Rules’ of W.Va. legislative progress explained
Erica Young West Virginia Press Association Capitol Reporter CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislative Analyst Steve Thompson gave a presentation to the House Committee on Government Organization this week on the Legislative Rule-Making and Review Process. Speaking on Monday, Thompson explained legislative rules are a lot like bills, but the process of[Read More…]
W.Va. Senate HHR Committee urged to pass bill on legal age for tobacco purchase
By Erica Young West Virginia Press Association Capitol Reporter CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Three West Virginians spoke before the Senate Health and Human Resources Committee Tuesday, urging its members to pass SB 348, which would raise the legal age of tobacco purchase in the state from 18 to 21. Capital High[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Wednesday, Feb. 13
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019 36th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: EMS Day at the Capitol,Upper Senate Rotunda; Soft Drink Day, Upper House Rotunda. SENATE: Senate to convene at 11 a.m. On The Agenda RESOLUTIONS SCR 29: Hershell Lee Thomas Memorial Bridge[Read More…]
Marshall University lecture highlights influence of early Africans in America
By JENSTEN RICHARDSON The Parthenon HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Africans and people of African descent have shaped American culture in several ways over the last 400 years, an author and history professor said Thursday in Marshall University’s Memorial Student Center. “Beginning in 1619, with the arrival of the quote ‘20 and[Read More…]
LGBTQ community at WVU says to look past ‘baseless’ anti-gay statements by delegate
By JOE SEVERINO The Daily Athenaeum CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In a week where LQBTQ individuals were compared to members of the Ku Klux Klan by an elected state official, those who make up the community said they are choosing to focus on the issues that are actually important to them.[Read More…]
Through trees and ice: WVU geographer earns NSF award to reconstruct 2,000-year climate history of Southern Hemisphere
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Shifting storm tracks and warming climate have marred countries south of the equator, particularly Australia, in recent decades with drought-like conditions and less rainfall. To gain a more comprehensive understanding of this pattern, a West Virginia University geographer and her research team will study the[Read More…]
Many oppose bill to allow concealed carry on West Virginia campuses
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. —The best way to protect students on West Virginia’s campuses of higher learning was up for debate Monday as the West Virginia House of Delegates Judiciary Committee listened to opinions from the public on a bill to allow the concealed carry of firearms[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Capito says government won’t shut down again
By TINA ALVEY The Register-Herald WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Speaking at an event in her home state on Monday, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., contradicted gloomy national news reports about chances for yet another government shutdown. With Friday’s deadline for a bipartisan agreement over funding for President Donald[Read More…]
