CHARLESTON, W.VA. — West Virginia Press Association each day will share the schedules of West Virginia’s State Senate and House of Delegates on WVPress.org and on Facebook and Twitter at @wvpress. Wednesday, March 10 – 29th day of the session Face coverings should be worn in all public areas of the[Read More…]
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Bipartisan group of West Virginia Delegates introduce the Fairness Act
Release from Fairness West Virginia: CHARLESTON, W. Wa. — The Fairness Act was introduced in the West Virginia House of Delegates Tuesday with a bipartisan group of three Republican and three Democratic sponsors lining up to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination. The Fairness Act is a bipartisan proposal to ensure[Read More…]
West Virginia’s Mister Bee Potato Chips enters FedEx Small Business Contest
Consumer votes are needed to advance Press release from Mister Bee: PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – Lovers of Mister Bee Potato Chips can help the state’s only manufacturer of potato chips win this year’s annual FedEx Small Business Competition. Mary Anne Ketelsen, president of Mister Bee, threw her mascot’s top hat into[Read More…]
Editorial: Public access is not public notice
West Virginia officials claim promotion of a government website equals public notice of the actual information on that website. That is a disservice to local residents. If legislators remove public notices from community newspapers, you will be less aware of information you need to know, including delinquent taxes, unclaimed property[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: West Virginia totals at 133,856 positive cases, 2,326 deaths, 218,473 people fully vaccinated
WV Press Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 9 West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 133,856 Current Active Cases – 5,424 Total Lab Results reported – 2,249,748 Cumulative positive test percentage –[Read More…]
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice blames Senator Joe Manchin for provision in COVID Aid Bill
By Steven Allen Adams, The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief package could be approved by the U.S. House of Representatives as soon as today, but a provision placed in the bill triggered Gov. Jim Justice on a rant against West Virginia’s lone Democratic U.S. senator. Justice,[Read More…]
Democratic legislators raise ideas to keep state’s youth in West Virginia
By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – House and Senate Democratic leaders gathered at the Capitol Monday morning to talk about some of their ideas to keep West Virginia’s youth in the state. Senate Minority Leader Stephen Baldwin, D-Greenbrier, called the state’s youth “our greatest export.” He graduated from[Read More…]
West Virginia Farm Bureau urges local landowners to fight forced pooling bill
By David Kirk, Times West Virginian BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Officials from the West Virginia Farm Bureau say partner bills heading through the West Virginia Legislature would create a one-sided system for leasing land to oil and natural gas companies. Speaking Monday to a group of landowners and farmers at the Bridgeport[Read More…]
West Virginia University study finds natural gas pooling law could spark economic boom
By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — A recently released study from economists at West Virginia University found that modernizing the state’s property laws could jumpstart a new era of natural gas development. The study — “The Economic Impact of Natural Gas Unitization,” conducted by the Bureau[Read More…]
West Virginia House again passes bill to make 50/50 custody arrangements the standard
By Taylor Stuck, The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For the second year in a row, the West Virginia House of Delegates has passed legislation making 50/50 child custody arrangements the standard. Passed Monday, House Bill 2363, the “Best Interests of the Child Protection Act,” says courts should assume that shared[Read More…]
