Staff report The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Delegate Pat McGeehan has sponsored a resolution to amend the West Virginia Constitution to require a two-thirds majority to pass any future tax or fee increase by the Legislature. McGeehan, R-Hancock, announced the resolution Tuesday. “The people of West Virginia[Read More…]
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Election redistricting bill goes to West Virginia House subcommittee
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia House of Delegates Judiciary Committee Chairman John Shott, R-Mercer, established a subcommittee Wednesday to rework a bill that would create an independent commission to draw voter redistricting lines following the decennial census. In previous years, legislators have used updated information[Read More…]
West Virginia Del. Frank Deem backs single representative districts bill
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill introduced in the House of Delegates will once again call for the establishment of 100 single representative delegate districts in West Virginia. A Wood County delegate thinks this has a good chance of passing. House Bill 4002[Read More…]
West Virginia House committee passes amendment allowing state school board elections
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s House Education Committee on Wednesday passed, 13-8, a proposed amendment to the state’s Constitution that would allow elections for six of the nine state Board of Education members and shorten their terms from nine years to six years. But the[Read More…]
Conservation groups oppose bill to allow logging in WV state parks
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill introduced Monday that would allow commercial logging in West Virginia’s state parks as a way to pay for the park system’s backlogged maintenance work has prompted nine conservation groups to form a coalition opposing the bill’s passage. Senate Bill 270,[Read More…]
Calhoun County officials, TransCanada reps break ground for compressor station
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel GRANTSVILLE, W.Va. — Despite cold and snow, Calhoun County commissioners and representatives of a natural gas development company broke ground Tuesday for a $100 million compressor station for the Mountaineer XPress pipeline. TransCanada, parent company of Columbia Gas Transmission, is building the[Read More…]
Women’s March anniversary events set for this weekend in West Virginia
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Several events will take place across the state this weekend marking the one-year anniversary President Donald Trump’s inauguration and the historic Women’s Marches. The Women’s March was a day of protest by over 5 million people in over 600 cities around the[Read More…]
Trump’s approval rating slipping in WV, statewide poll shows
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President Donald Trump’s job approval rating among West Virginia voters has dropped noticeably during his first year in office, a statewide poll released Wednesday shows. The poll conducted by Charleston-based Orion Strategies found that Trump has a 51 percent approval rating, while[Read More…]
Harpers Ferry considers local facilities for Appalachian Trail thru-hikers
By TIM COOK The Journal HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — Harpers Ferry offers a destination for hikers along the Appalachian Trail, but a lack of resources and accomodations has led to missed opportunities causing officials to look into what changes they can make. New facilities and backyard camping are among the[Read More…]
WV Forward wants to help state, students prosper
By JOE SEVERINO The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Earlier this month at the 2018 West Virginia Press Association Legislative Lookahead, WVU and West Virginia legislators gathered to discuss the impact of West Virginia Forward and its future for the state. West Virginia Forward was spearheaded by WVU, the West[Read More…]
