By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With West Virginia seemingly poised to phase out the state income tax on Social Security retirement benefits, Minnesota and Vermont could be the last states left that fully tax that benefit. The West Virginia Senate on Thursday voted 33-0 to pass House[Read More…]
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‘Winston’s Bill’ likely dead in West Virginia House
By ERIC HRIN Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — It was a devastating day Thursday for supporters of “Winston’s Bill,” the animal cruelty bill named after a little Yorkie allegedly found abandoned without food, water or shelter this past summer in Rivesville. Jared Hunt, communications director for the West Virginia[Read More…]
West Virginia House of Delegates passes permanent Home Rule for cities
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The House of Delegates Thursday waded through several amendments, but passed a bill to make the Home Rule pilot programs for cities permanent. The House passed Senate Bill 4, making the Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program permanent, 87-11.[Read More…]
13th annual Lewisburg Chocolate Festival tickets on sale now
Mountain Messenger LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Life in the Greenbrier Valley is about to get a little sweeter. The 13th annual Lewisburg Chocolate Festival returns Saturday, Apr. 13 to downtown Lewisburg. Plans are underway to make this year’s festival better than ever; chocolate lovers everywhere should save the date. This weekend[Read More…]
Student safety bill passes Senate, introduced in House
By KELSIE LeROSE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Senate bill seeking to improve student safety, which includes the requirement of video cameras in certain West Virginia public special education classrooms, was introduced Thursday in the House. Senate Bill 632 was passed by the state Senate Wednesday by a 31-3[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, February 26
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. KIM JONG UN MAKES GRAND ARRIVAL IN HANOI After a marathon train journey, the North[Read More…]
Senate Finance chair says no to raise for West Virginia teachers
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While a pay raise for teachers and school service personnel is expected to pass the House of Delegates today, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee is still sour over the loss of the Senate’s education reform package[Read More…]
