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Media Alert: WV Senior Status Judge Arthur Recht dead at 80
From The W.Va. Supreme Court WHEELING, W.Va. – Senior Status Judge Arthur Recht died on October 28, 2018, at Wheeling Hospital after suffering a stroke. He was 80. In addition to his nearly two years serving as a Supreme Court Justice, Judge Recht served the people of the First Judicial[Read More…]
Implications of West Virginia abortion amendment go beyond funding, opponents say
By LORI KERSEY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A state constitutional amendment that would prohibit Medicaid from funding abortions could also have further-reaching effects on abortion rights in West Virginia, says both a legal expert and opponents. Amendment 1, up for a vote in the general election, would add a[Read More…]
McKinley, Fershee seek U.S. House seat
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — U.S. Rep. David B. McKinley describes himself an an engineer who strives to build working relationships in Washington, D.C., while Kendra Fershee sees herself as a law school professor and mother who seeks resolutions in everyday life. McKinley, a[Read More…]
W.Va. lawmakers, associations weigh in on potential energy legislation
By CONOR GRIFFITH NCWV Media MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With midterm elections just around the corner, lawmakers and other entities weighed in on developments that they would like to see or avoid when it comes to the matter of energy. Last year saw the state Legislature pass West Virginia House Bill[Read More…]
West Virginia’s 3rd District race draws national attention
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The 3rd Congressional District of West Virginia is in the spotlight, with more than just West Virginians paying attention to the race between Republican Carol Miller and Democrat Richard Ojeda. Among the factors fueling that attention: Some experts say the district has[Read More…]
Land Trust raising funds to buy Canaan tract encompassing ‘Moon Rocks’ bike terrain
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail DAVIS, W.Va. — A 1.5-square-mile chunk of Canaan Valley encompassing the headwaters of Yellow Creek, a large cotton grass bog and the regionally famous Moon Rocks mountain bike terrain, will become the West Virginia Land Trust’s largest public preserve if a fundraising effort proves successful.[Read More…]
Effort to remove convicted Justice Loughry from office continues
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Allen Loughry, a justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, is suspended without pay, impeached, and now convicted. But he is still a justice on the state’s highest court, with a picture hanging outside the chambers,[Read More…]
WVU Tech working to better serve ‘Generation Z’ students despite higher levels of social anxiety
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — WVU Tech’s interim president Dr. Gerald Lang believes Generation Z students (Gen Zers) are impacting recruitment for most colleges and universities due to higher levels of social anxiety. The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in “The New Generation of Students,” Gen Zers[Read More…]
