By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Three state lawmakers announced Tuesday they plan to introduce a bill that would divert $10 million from the state’s current nearly $200 million surplus to help President Donald Trump build a wall along the southern U.S. border. Delegates Carl “Robbie” Martin, R-Upshur,[Read More…]
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Furloughed employees volunteer at Meals on Wheels of Berkeley
By KELSIE LeROSE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A group of furloughed federal employees volunteered Tuesday with the Meals on Wheels program in Berkeley County in order to give back to the community while out of work. “We wouldn’t be here without our volunteers,” said Dianne Waldron, program manager of[Read More…]
Free West Virginia community college bill returns, passes out of Senate committee
By JAKE JARVIS NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State senators seem poised to once again pass a bill that would make community college free for students who meet certain requirements. The Senate Education Committee approved a slightly modified version of Senate Bill 1 Tuesday afternoon, sending it to the Finance[Read More…]
WVU receives $2.2 million software gift from Petroleum Experts Limited
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – For more than a decade, geology students at West Virginia University have used the same advanced software used by oil and gas companies worldwide, expanding their marketability for industry jobs. Petroleum Experts Limited has furthered this access with an in-kind gift of its MOVE software,[Read More…]
Manchin backs measure aimed at preserving pre-existing condition coverage
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin will reintroduce a resolution aimed at preserving insurance protections for Americans with pre-existing medical conditions. At a press conference Tuesday in Washington, Manchin, D-W.Va., explained the measure. He said it would direct Senate’s legal team to[Read More…]
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals presents reduced budget
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, being mindful of the spending controversies over the last 15 months, presented lawmakers a budget request several million dollars less than the previous fiscal year. Chief Justice Beth Walker went before[Read More…]
Everyone’s ‘Tidying Up:’ Netflix show sparks uptick in donations to Goodwill
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Netflix has people cleaning out their closets, cluttered rooms and garages, and Goodwill is seeing a huge wave of donations in the Tri-State area. Local Goodwill officials attribute much of the uptick in donations to the recently released series “Tidying Up with[Read More…]
West Virginia to issue February SNAP benefits early because of shutdown
Staff reports Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Because of the continuing partial federal government shutdown, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources will issue food assistance benefits for February ahead of schedule. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will go out Jan. 20, according to a news release from[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, January 16
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. MAY FACES NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE Analysts expect the British prime minister to keep her job a[Read More…]
