CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lawmakers ratcheted back a proposed pay raise for teachers to $1,000 Wednesday. The House Education Committee changed the Senate bill earlier in the week from an $837 raise to a $6,000 raise over three years. Teachers unions did not expect the larger raise to stay in place.[Read More…]
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Some hope to restore Rx requirement in meth bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Backers of a bill mandating a prescription for the purchase of most medications containing pseudoephedrine were working to reinstate that requirement Wednesday after a legislative committee removed the provision the day before. Del. Don Perdue, D-Wayne, and others on Wednesday had pending floor amendments after the House[Read More…]
W.Va. Senate panel re-tools minimum-wage bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Senate Finance Committee passed a re-tooled minimum-wage bill that spreads the proposed hike across three years instead of two. Finance chairman Roman Prezioso said the plan is the result of negotiations in his office among the various parties — business and labor — that whittled the[Read More…]
Beckley men recount rescue of elderly siblings
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Two men who rescued an elderly sister and brother from a house fire in Beckley Monday night shared the details Wednesday with The Register-Herald. The kitchen of Elsie Worley, 83, and her brother, Jack Reed, located at 407 Teel Road, caught on fire around 7:30 p.m., apparently[Read More…]
W.Va. House approves chemical storage tank bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After more than a month of debate by three committees, a half dozen hearings and about 100 amendments, the West Virginia House of Delegates has unanimously passed a bill in response to January’s Elk River chemical leak. Everyone agreed on the need for a bill — it[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, March 6
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Thursday, March 6, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. CRIMEA PARLIAMENT SETS REFERENDUM Local voters on March[Read More…]
‘Chilling’ movie scene plays out in downtown Elkins
ELKINS – Like a scene straight out of “A Christmas Story,” an area resident found himself in a rather compromising – and embarrassing – situation when his tongue became fused to a frigid downtown light pole during Monday’s inclement weather. Similar to the triple-dog dare flagpole shenanigan in the classic[Read More…]
Senate salutes WVU’s Gee with Bow Tie Tuesday
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – In fashion, everything old is eventually new again, whether it is bell-bottom pants, feathered hair or bow ties – even in the state Legislature. For the past two weeks, state senators have participated in “Bow Tie Tuesday,” paying homage to the fashion staple that’s seen a resurgence[Read More…]
W.Va. House panel guts pseudoephedrine Rx bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Under pressure from drug industry lobbyists, a House of Delegates committee Tuesday night gutted a Senate bill that aims to reduce meth labs in West Virginia by requiring a prescription for cold medications that criminals use to make meth. Instead, the House Judiciary Committee passed an amended[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, March 5
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. NO RUSSIAN WITHDRAWAL SEEN Analysts say Putin is[Read More…]
