CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Representatives of numerous public employee unions let out a collective sigh of relief after lawmakers reworked a bill that would have taken away the benefits for employees hired since 2010. Although initially scheduled to be discussed during a Thursday morning Senate Finance Committee, Senate Bill 529 underwent changes[Read More…]
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Let community anti-discrimination laws stand
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The oddly titled West Virginia Intrastate Commerce Improvement Act, House Bill 2881, would invalidate anti-discrimination ordinances on the books in municipalities throughout the state, including Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown, and the tiny town of Thurmond. How would this improve intrastate commerce? According to Delegate Lynne[Read More…]
Settlement OK’d for ex-Mountain State students
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former Mountain State University students could start receiving their piece of the pie as early as March, after a three-judge mass litigation panel approved the settlement at a final hearing Thursday. “This is the most complex, most complicated settlement I’ve ever been involved in,” Judge Alan Moats[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Feb. 27
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. FCC COMES DOWN IN FAVOR OF ‘NET NEUTRALITY’[Read More…]
Advocates gather for “Conversation about Heroin and Opioids” in W.Va.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – People from around the state converged in Charleston Thursday for what was titled, “A Conversation about Heroin and Opioids in West Virginia.” Parents who have lost children to overdoses, recovering addicts, healthcare workers and legislators convened to discuss the disease of addiction and what options are available. The main[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: W.Va. second in smoking-related diseases
To the Editor, I write to you as citizen of West Virginia concerned about the public health of all West Virginians. I have lived in West Virginia all of my 66 years. I am proud of West Virginia for many things, but I am not proud of the fact that West[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Keep smoke-free regulations
To the Editor, As a lung cancer survivor from secondhand smoke, I urge you to read this: West Virginia legislators have proposed a bill that would weaken smoke-free regulations by allowing exemptions to the current and future protections.This isn’t all about me but here is my history to help you understand my passion and why[Read More…]
WVPA 2015 Better Newspaper Contest website open
2015 BNC editorial and advertising packets available CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association’s 2015 Better Newspaper Contest entry packets for editorial and advertising are available and the contest website is open for entries. Every August, the West Virginia Press Association sponsors a statewide convention for newspaper staff members around the state. Benefits include professional[Read More…]
Morgantown city officials plan to use home rule to curb couch burnings
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — After West Virginia University’s football team defeated Oklahoma State University in the fall of 2013, a crowd of students danced around a fire they had set in the middle of the street in downtown Morgantown, chanting as they celebrated the big win. When firemen arrived to put out the[Read More…]
Prison overcrowding still a major problem in West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Just last month, Amin Matthews was arrested for possession of marijuana and incarcerated in the West Virginia Eastern Regional Jail, one of the many overcrowded jails in the state. Matthews, a 21-year-old Martinsburg resident, ended up sharing with another prisoner a cell that was built to[Read More…]
