Steps to Promote Equitable Relief for Mom-and-Pop Businesses Release from U.S. Small Business Administration: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Building on a month of strong results, the Biden-Harris Administration and the U.S. Small Business Administration are taking steps with the Paycheck Protection Program to further promote equitable relief for America’s mom-and-pop businesses. The latest round of Paycheck[Read More…]
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BridgeValley Community and Technical College crafts brand new brewing operations program
Release from BridgeValley’s New Brewing Operations Program: BridgeValley Community and Technical College (BVCTC) has crafted a brand new brewing operations program, offering its students a chance to learn the art and science of making beer. BVCTC offers the only two-year degree program in the state in Brewing Operations. Students are[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate to vote Tuesday on county health department bill opposed by counties and health departments
By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The state Senate on Tuesday will have up for passage a bill to give counties and cities final say in local health board rules. Senate Democrats said Monday they oppose the bill as an anti-public health move. Locally, the Monongalia County Commission[Read More…]
West Virginia leads nation in lingering outages following ice storms, continuing long history of outage problems
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia has a long history with long power outages. The latest episode continued well into Monday, 11 days after the first of two ice storms that triggered a peak of 97,000 outages among Appalachian Power customers, leaving thousands scrambling in Southwestern[Read More…]
West Virginia House continues occupational licensing reform efforts over objections
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The House of Delegates passed another bill Monday to ease pathways to receiving certain occupational licenses. House Bill 2008 — amending requirements for licensure relating to elevator mechanics, heating, ventilating, and cooling systems (HVAC) technicians, electricians, and plumbers[Read More…]
Gov. Justice hosts virtual town hall on plan to eliminate West Virginia’s income tax
By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Gov. Jim Justice hosted a virtual town hall event Monday afternoon to pitch his plan to eliminate the state’s income tax and take questions about the proposal from the public. Justice announced the virtual event just hours earlier during his COVID-19 press[Read More…]
McKinley reminding D.C. opioid abuse still exists in the Ohio Valley
By Joselyn King, The Weirton Daily Times WHEELING, W.Va. — Opioid overdose numbers climbed both locally and nationally during the COVID pandemic of 2020, and U.S. Rep. David B. McKinley wants to see more parity in government spending when it comes to tackling substance abuse. “COVID is killing people at[Read More…]
National charter school groups critical of West Virginia’s online charter school bill
By Ryan Quinn Staff, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — National charter school groups say the charter school bill that flew through the West Virginia House of Delegates lacks sufficient regulation of charter schools, especially online ones, and could discriminate against special education students. “The bill includes a cap for virtual[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate sends message: Public worker strikes are illegal
By Steven Allen Adams, The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After two years of work stoppages by teachers and school service personnel, a majority of the West Virginia Senate made it clear Monday that strikes and work stoppages by public employees are against the law. Senate Bill 11, declaring work stoppages[Read More…]
WV Press Capitol Daily: West Virginia legislative, committee schedules for Tuesday, Feb. 23
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. Tuesday, Feb. 23 – 14th day of the session Face coverings should be worn in all public areas of the[Read More…]
