By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When Gov. Jim Justice on Jan. 9 addressed a room full of lawmakers for the annual State of the State address, attendees knew he would talk about the Roads to Prosperity as an accomplishment. Instead, just over half[Read More…]
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West Virginia lawmakers propose importing prescriptions from Canada
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginia may join Vermont in putting pressure on the federal government to take action to reduce prescription drug prices. The Health and Human Resources Committee in the House of Delegates passed a bill this past week that would ask the state Department of[Read More…]
EDITORIAL: Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Hate incident shows how much work remains
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Today we remember the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., and events last week show the need to reflect on his mission and ministry is[Read More…]
Huntington-Cabell NAACP to host MLK celebration
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Huntington-Cabell branch of the NAACP is sponsoring the annual Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration with a freedom march and program on Monday, Jan. 21. The march will form at 16th Street Baptist Church at 4 p.m. and will begin at 4:30. It will[Read More…]
West Virginia 4-H’ers to ‘find their path’ at WVU Day at the Legislature
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Higher education can open the door to a world of possibilities for West Virginia’s young people. Hundreds of 4-H’ers will have an opportunity to learn how they can find their path to those possibilities and to West Virginia University during the 2019 WVU Day at[Read More…]
West Virginia court workers keep eye on potential budget cuts
By CAITY COYNE Charleston Gazette-Mail BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — For the first time, West Virginia lawmakers have control over the state’s Supreme Court budget, which will likely be millions of dollars less than it was the previous year. But that budget isn’t just for the Supreme Court; it also covers courts[Read More…]
W.Va. Sen. Ryan Weld introduces Veterans Court Bill
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Senate Bill 40 establishes a Military Service Members Court program within the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, with the Supreme Court’s administrator charged with overseeing the program. The measure calls for the establishment of two veterans courts by[Read More…]
Opinion: This week in the W.Va House of Delegates
From the W.Va House of Delegates for the week ending Jan. 18, 2019: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The House of Delegates this week began work on comprehensive legislation to help fix two areas of critical need in the state: lack of adequate broadband internet access, and the crisis situation in[Read More…]
Opinion: WV Press Legislative Column — At The Capitol from Jan. 18
By Phil Kabler Charleston Gazette-Mail Capitol Reporter For the West Virginia Press Association While bills to expand broadband Internet access to rural areas, and to provide grants and other incentives to encourage students to attend community and technical colleges advanced during the first full week of the 2019 legislative[Read More…]
