By Michael Neary The Journal of Martinsburg MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – Peter Checkovich, president of Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, has expressed strong support for West Virginia Senate Bill 1, which won unanimous approval from the state Senate and now sits in the House of Delegates – just as it[Read More…]
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West Virginia Senate advances bill to raise minimum pensions for public school/state retirees
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislation to increase minimum pensions for retired public school and other state employees to $750 a month cleared a first hurdle Wednesday, advancing from the West Virginia Senate’s Pensions Committee. It would be the first increase in the pension “floor” since the[Read More…]
House working on student loan repayment program for mental health workers in W.Va.
The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates is working on a bill to create a student loan repayment program for mental health workers in the state. Sponsored by Del. Martin Atkinson, R-Roane, House Bill 2674 is an effort to increase the number of mental health workers[Read More…]
Committee eyes proposed changes to West Virginia Senate education reform package
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the House Education Committee are considering making changes to several of the big-ticket items in the state Senate’s education reform legislation. The committee met Wednesday morning and afternoon to look at a strike-and-insert amendment to Senate[Read More…]
West Virginia company develops breakthrough technology for NASA
By ERIC HRIN Times West Virginian WHITE HALL, W.Va. — Scott Zemerick watched a simulated flight of NASA’S SLS (Space Launch System) play out on a TV screen. He gestured toward the video as it showed the rocket going through the stages of its flight. The simulation was part of[Read More…]
West Virginia House committee reviews anti-sanctuary city bill
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An anti-sanctuary city bill and legislation to allow the governor to block refugees from settling in West Virginia came up before a House of Delegates committee agenda Wednesday. The House Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee was scheduled to take up the[Read More…]
West Virginia finally knows how many vehicles it owns
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An effort by the West Virginia Legislature to determine how many state-owned vehicles are on the road has finally yielded an answer. “You’ve seen the new gold-and-blue license plates out there,” said House Government Organization Chairman Gary Howell,[Read More…]
WVU Energy Institute director to testify before Senate Committee on Energy Innovation and Diversity today
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — James Wood, interim director of the Energy Institute at West Virginia University, is part of a panel reporting on the outlook of U.S. energy innovation to the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources tomorrow (Feb 7). “West Virginia University is committed to maintaining outcomes-based[Read More…]
Super Bowl wagers set record for WV’s young sports betting industry
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Super Bowl bettors wagered $2,833,928 on the game at West Virginia’s five casino sportsbooks and two sports wagering apps, according to the state Lottery Commission. That compares to a weekly average of $4.34 million wagered in January, or about $620,000 a day.[Read More…]
