By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — With President Trump visiting The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs Thursday for the Republican Congressional Retreat, thoughts will race on the content of the discussions taking place inside the famed resort. A slew of topics may up for discussion from immigration[Read More…]
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Something extra to watch for this Groundhog Day
By CANDIE MAGILL The Pocahontas Times GREEN BANK, W.Va. — If an albino groundhog sees his shadow on Groundhog Day would it be dark or white? The answer may or may not be clear this February 2, when I keep a close eye on my shed to see if the[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, February 1
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT THE FBI HAS ‘GRAVE CONCERNS’ ABOUT The accuracy of a classified memo on the[Read More…]
Officials: Amendment needed to remove ‘Greatest Impediment’ to W.Va. Economy
By Jim Workman West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Industrial personal property tax is destructive to the economic health of the state of West Virginia, state officials said Wednesday, adding that a recent West Virginia Forward report by West Virginia University and Marshall University with the Department of Commerce[Read More…]
James A. Haught: The crusading Charleston Gazette
Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A newspaper is a living thing — and it’s tragic for The Charleston Gazette-Mail to fall victim to ruthless economic troubles that are ravaging print journalism. I’ve been here 67 years, chiefly at the Gazette, while the paper waged endless struggles to keep government clean[Read More…]
West Virginia Gov. Justice’s bill would limit opioid prescribing, could penalize doctors
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State lawmakers got their first glimpse at Gov. Jim Justice’s legislation to combat the opioid epidemic in West Virginia Tuesday, giving the bill high marks but cautioning that it could penalize honest doctors. The bill, which aims to reduce the number of[Read More…]
West Virginia DHHR releases final opioid response plan to governor, legislature
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) has submitted final recommendations for the state’s Opioid Response Plan to Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Legislature. The Office of Drug Control Policy has worked with a panel of national and[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate bills address state’s opioid crisis
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Senate Health and Human Resources Committee on Tuesday heard two bills relating to the opioid epidemic, passing one out of committee and beginning discussion on another. Senate Bill 272’s committee substitute passed out of the committee. The bill would create a pilot[Read More…]
Teachers to consider West Virginia ‘day of action’
By JOSHUA QUALLS The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Facing proposed state legislation that could put them at risk in several ways, teachers from Cabell and Wayne counties voted Tuesday evening to consider having a unified protest in the coming weeks at the West Virginia State Capitol instead of going on strike.[Read More…]
Dems propose higher West Virginia teacher raises; Justice ‘softens’ PEIA wellness mandate
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With rumblings of teacher walkouts and possible strikes over soaring PEIA health insurance premiums and what some have termed “insulting” 1 percent pay raise proposals, Senate Democrats are offering to sweeten the deal, offering two possible amendments to the governor’s pay raise[Read More…]
