CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Keeping costs of Freedom of Information requests down for the public and the press remains a goal for incoming House of Delegates Speaker Tim Armstead. Meanwhile, Armstead sounds as if he would back legislation to seal applications for concealed weapon permits from public dissemination, although such a[Read More…]
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Legal reform on W.Va. GOP’s legislative agenda
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Incoming West Virginia Senate leaders gave a glimpse into their legislative agenda Monday, saying they plan to push through bills that reform the state’s legal system, but they expect to put off comprehensive tax reform measures until next year. Senate President-to-be Bill Cole, R-Mercer, said lawmakers’ tort[Read More…]
ATV trails agency at standstill, lawmakers told
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Attempting to comply with a legislative audit from November, the Hatfield McCoy Regional Recreational Authority now finds itself in limbo, unable to function either as a nonprofit corporation or as a state agency, the authority’s attorney told legislators Monday. “We are dead in the water,” attorney Harry[Read More…]
Incoming Senate president cites father’s advice
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When William Paul Cole III becomes the 49th president of the West Virginia state Senate on Wednesday, he will bring with him a different view and wisdom from his father. “One thing I have that’s a little bit unique is that business background,” the deep-voiced Cole, R-Mercer,[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Jan. 13
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. POPE CALLS FOR RECONCILIATION IN VIOLENCE-SCARRED SRI LANKAThe pontiff’s[Read More…]
Senate Republicans: Jobs are critical
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Job creation, workforce development and education were three of the hard-hitting points of Monday’s West Virginia Associated Press Legislative Lookahead event held in Charleston. A gathering of media and industry professionals from across the state, the event sought to foster insightful conversation on what issues are expected to[Read More…]
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Football and travel: Important aspect of southern W.Va. history
NORTHFORK, W.Va. — As excitement builds for the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s football championship game tonight at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, football fans will be in fine form to root for their favorite team — either the Oregon State University Ducks or the Ohio State University Buckeyes. In the[Read More…]
GOP should roll back environmental rules
An editorial from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Republican lawmakers in Washington who are promising to roll back the controversial environmental rules of President Barack Obama have a number of creative options at their disposal when it comes to responding to an almost guaranteed presidential veto. Republicans lawmakers[Read More…]
W.Va. loses most construction jobs among states
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Construction jobs in West Virginia fell by more than 11 percent last year, the biggest plunge of any state in the country, according to an analysis of Labor Department data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Construction employment fell by 11.3 percent between November 2013 and[Read More…]
