By DANYEL VanREENEN The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Education is a top priority in Charleston during the first 2019 Legislative session, and Sen. Patricia Rucker, R-Jefferson, is leading the charge as the new chair of the Senate Education Committee. Rucker said her goal is to “help students get the best[Read More…]
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Blue Ribbon panel’s $10M request for West Virginia colleges not in governor’s budget proposal
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice’s state budget proposal for next fiscal year doesn’t include increasing the annual funding for West Virginia’s smaller four-year colleges by $10 million, as the governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Four-Year Higher Education has requested. Whether the $10 million will[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, January 15
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. BIG DAY FOR BREXIT’S SURVIVAL British lawmakers are set to vote on Prime Minister Theresa[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Tuesday, Jan. 15
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019 7th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: Volunteer West Virginia, Upper House and Upper Senate Rotundas; WV Manufacturers Association Legislative Reception, 2001 Quarrier Street, Charleston, WV, 5-7 p.m.; OMEGA, WVTA and WVWA Legislative Reception, Association Office, 2000 Kanawha Boulevard, East. SENATE: The Senate will[Read More…]
WVPA mourns the death of Tina Bolyard, former owner of the Preston County Journal
Services for the former WVPA President set for 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15 FELLOWSVILLE, W.Va. — Tina Marie (Wolfe) Bolyard, 60, of Fellowsville, passed away on Friday, January 11, 2019 surrounded by her loved ones at her home. She was born Oct. 7, 1958, in Grafton, daughter of the late[Read More…]
‘Money down the drain’: WV losing most of water it produces
By CAITY COYNE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Only one quarter of the water West Virginia water systems pay to have treated and pumped ever reaches a faucet, according to a Gazette-Mail analysis of the most recent annual reports filed by 305 public, community, municipal and private water systems to[Read More…]
Atlantic Coast Pipeline delay having negative economic impact
By AMANDA HAYES For The Inter-Mountain BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Since hundreds of workers left Upshur County in December due to rulings delaying the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, local businesses have been impacted negatively. In Upshur County, employment went from approximately 700 at peak construction down to a little over 100 employees,[Read More…]
Industry reps weigh in on 2019 West Virginia legislative goals
By CONOR GRIFFITH NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With the 2019 session of the West Virginia Legislature beginning, various wants and ambitions have been set forth by representatives of the state’s energy industries. Last year’s major development was House Bill 4268, known as the Co-Tenancy and Majority Protection Act, which[Read More…]
Leadership West Virginia unveils #ChooseWV campaign
Staff reports The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Leadership West Virginia Class of 2018 has kicked off #ChooseWV, a campaign uniting West Virginians here and across the country around a theme of hope for the state and residents. The campaign is divided into three themes, “Choose West[Read More…]
