MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown area has seen strong economic activity and that is expected to continue in the next five years, according a new report. On Tuesday, Nov. 18, WVU’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research released its annual Morgantown Statistical Area economic outlook. The statistical area includes Monongalia and[Read More…]
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Cost of health insurance on rise in W.Va.
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A recent study from Avalere Health suggests West Virginians with individual and family health care plans will see their rates increase for 2015 by an average of 9 percent. But the big-picture impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on residents of the Mountain State continues to[Read More…]
Audit says Hatfield-McCoy agency acting illegally
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Since its inception in 1996, the Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority — which operates the popular ATV trails in seven Southern West Virginia counties — has functioned as a nonprofit corporation that happens to receive state funding. However, a preliminary audit released Tuesday to the legislative Post Audits[Read More…]
Charleston Mayor Danny Jones to seek fourth term
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Speaking to a standing-room-only crowd in the mayoral conference room at city hall, Charleston Mayor Danny Jones announced Tuesday he will seek a record fourth term in office. Jones, 64, is a Republican who has been in office since 2003. He said he felt achievements in city management,[Read More…]
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The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, Nov. 19
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. US URGES RECALL OF MILLIONS OF ADDITIONAL CARS WITH[Read More…]
DEP official says drilling mud not dangerous
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Department of Environmental Protection told legislators Monday that results of a mandated radioactivity study of drilling waste accepted at landfills indicates radiation levels present are not harmful to humans. A bill passed last Legislative Session, allowing drilling mud — which can be more radioactive than topsoil[Read More…]
W.Va. colleges urged to set 15-credit-hour standard
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — College students should be taking a minimum of 15 credit hours a semester to graduate on time, higher education officials in West Virginia said Monday. The traditional standard has been 12 credit hours a semester, but Paul Hill, chancellor of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission,[Read More…]
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Low-cost higher ed should be maintained
An editorial from The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — It should have come as no surprise that enrollment in West Virginia’s four-year public colleges and universities is down. Some of the decline is good news – but that does not help higher education administrators who count on tuition revenue to maintain[Read More…]
