WHEELING, W.Va. — Although a potential $40 million windfall awaits West Virginia’s coffers if Gastar Exploration drills and fracks for natural gas under the Ohio River, at least one legislator does not believe the money outweighs the potential environmental risk such a plan could bring to the region’s drinking water[Read More…]
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Common sense returning?
A column by Mike Myers, executive editor of The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — If I choose to crawl under a farmer’s barbed wire fence to wave a red flag at a bull, I probably deserve whatever happens to me. If I, as an adult, climb over a neighbor’s fence[Read More…]
Legislative battle over W.Va. labor issues heating up
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The new Republican majority in the West Virginia Legislature has a strategy for state labor laws, and the beginning of what will likely be some of the most heated debates in the 2015 session are about to unfold, many lawmakers believe. Democrats in the House of Delegates[Read More…]
Low natural gas prices could impact state budget
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The recent drop in natural gas prices hasn’t really factored into the Legislature’s budgeting process during the current session, Senate Finance Chair Mike Hall, R-Putnam, said. But should those prices remain depressed, the resulting decline in severance tax revenues could create budgeting challenges moving forward, he said. “Right[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, Feb. 9
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, Feb. 9, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. OBAMA AND MERKEL HOLD TALKS OVER UKRAINE Ahead[Read More…]
Those at fault should pay in civil cases
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates took on tort reform during Tuesday’s legislative session by passing a bill that establishes a comparative fault standard and implements what is known as several liability. Delegates voted 74-25 on a comparative fault bill, with[Read More…]
Putnam prosecutor decries Guantanamo in post
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia prosecutor whom the U.S. government has invited several times to observe legal proceedings at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, wrote Friday that the detainees there “can rot in hell as far as I am concerned.” Putnam County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Sorsaia made the comment in a[Read More…]
W.Va. has fewer female lawmakers than average
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Donna Boley is not afraid of being in the extreme minority. Boley, R-Pleasants, who was once the sole Republican in the state Senate, is part of a small group of lawmakers. She is one of just three women currently serving in state senates throughout the country[Read More…]
Tiny cheerleaders compete in Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Cheering squads from West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and Virginia pumped up the volume at the Charleston Civic Center for Sunday’s Jamfest Cheer and Dance competition. The Southern Elite-Tiny Twinkle squad from Logan participated in the Tiny Cheer division, where they took first place….
Workers’ comp bill at passage stage in House
BLUEFIELD — When the House of Delegates resumed this morning, one of the bills up for third reading and possible passage — House Bill 2011 — a bill designed to modify the current interpretation of “deliberate intent” exemption in the state’s Workers’ Compensation laws. “That bill will be up for[Read More…]
