Hi everyone, We are sharing information on the W.Va. Economic Development Council’s annual legislative conference. Don Don Smith Executive Director West Virginia Press Association 3422 Pennsylvania Ave., Charleston, W.Va. 25302 Office: 304-342-1011Cell: 304-550-0454 Fax: 304-343-5879 Email: [email protected] Website: www.wvpress.org Newspapers are good business in West Virginia CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Economic Development Council[Read More…]
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Media Alert: W.Va. Gov. Justice, U.S. Rep. McKinley headline speakers at IOGA WV meeting Wednesday in Charleston
Media invited to attend event, seminars CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The 2018 Winter Meeting of the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia (IOGAWV) will take place Jan. 23-24, 2018, at the Marriott Town Center Hotel in Charleston. Members of the media are invited to attend all seminars and the[Read More…]
One year after Trump inauguration, the President remains popular in southern West Virginia
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — It was a big risk for Sam Morton to open a firearm and pawn shop on Main Street in Mount Hope, where the abandoned storefronts outnumber the businesses still in operation. But he knew his days in the mining industry were numbered.[Read More…]
Bill would allow those who pay user fees in West Virginia cities to vote in city elections
By LORI KERSEY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill introduced in the state House of Delegates would allow people who pay a user fee in a certain city to vote in that city’s municipal elections. House Bill 4041 has been dubbed the “Taxation without Representation Act.” At least six[Read More…]
West Virginia SNAP work policies debated
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that would impose a work requirement to be eligible to receive public assistance is being criticized as harmful to West Virginia’s poor as well as local businesses, but lawmakers proposing the bill say the goal is to make sure the benefits[Read More…]
WV pharmacies dispensed 31M fewer painkillers and other powerful drugs last year
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail The number of potentially addictive prescription drugs dispensed by West Virginia pharmacies dropped by 31 million in 2017, the sharpest decline in a single year since the state started tracking such powerful medications. Controlled substances, which include prescription painkillers, anti-anxiety medications and amphetamines, declined by[Read More…]
Community college bill introduced in West Virginia Senate
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill talked about by legislative leadership and the governor, which aims to increase access to career education and workforce development, was introduced last week in the Senate. The Senate Education Committee took up Senate Bill 284, one of the governor’s bills, Thursday. Two senators,[Read More…]
West Virginia representatives say shutdown is dirty politics
Staff report The Parkersburg News and Sentinel WASHINGTON D.C. — West Virginia’s Congressional members are saying people playing partisan politics are the reason why federal lawmakers were not able to agree on a funding bill leading to the federal government shutting down this weekend. Many of the Republican lawmakers from[Read More…]
West Virginia Northern Community College plans $4.7M facility in Wheeling
By CASEY JUNKINS The Weirton Daily Times WHEELING, W.Va. — To meet the demands of ongoing growth in the oil and natural gas industry, West Virginia Northern Community College will open a new $4.7 million Industrial Technology Center in East Wheeling — the school’s fifth building in the downtown area[Read More…]
Chances of impeachment slim for West Virginia chief justice
By RUSTY MARKS NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Del. Mike Pushkin, D-Kanawha, said he is gaining support for an investigation that could ultimately lead to the impeachment of state Supreme Court Chief Justice Allen Loughry. On Jan. 11, Pushkin asked for signatures on a resolution that would give the[Read More…]
