Staff reports The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice will participate in a town hall hosted by Wheeling Jesuit University Tuesday evening. The “Your Voice, Your Future” town hall is open to the public, and will take place from 7-8 p.m. in WJU’s Troy Theater, located[Read More…]
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Delegates pass telemedicine bill to help serve rural areas
By LIZ McCORMICK The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Delegates have approved a bill that its sponsors hope will expand access to mental and behavioral health medications. House Bill 2509 would allow physicians to prescribe certain controlled substances through telemedicine technologies — such as during a video call. Doctors are[Read More…]
WV Senate passes bill toughening sentences for dealers in fatal ODs
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate passed a bill Thursday that would impose a stiff sentence on anyone convicted of delivering or dispensing of illegal drugs that lead to a fatal overdose. The legislation (SB 220) would mandate a 10- to 40-year prison sentence[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, March 10
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, March 10, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. COURT REMOVES SOUTH KOREA’S PRESIDENT The unanimous ruling caps a stunning fall for Park[Read More…]
Journalists, industry leaders, legislators and the governor come together for WVPA’S Legislative Breakfast
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Governor Jim Justice didn’t use his whiteboard during his informal budget talk at the West Virginia Press Association Legislative Breakfast this morning at Embassy Suites in Charleston. But he had it at the ready. BJournalists, legislators and business industry leaders came together over[Read More…]
Elderly waiver program in peril
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Cabinet Secretary Bill J. Crouch is calling on state lawmakers to focus on taxes instead of budget cuts that could impact the elderly and disabled. At the Raleigh County Commission on Aging, Crouch joined[Read More…]
Governor, legislative and state leaders highlight Thursday’s WVPA Breakfast
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice, legislative leaders and a panel of state, business and association leaders are the featured guests at Thursday’s West Virginia Press Association’s Legislative Breakfast. Gov. Justice, Senate President Mitch Carmichael and Speaker of the House Tim Armstead will provide media representatives from around West Virginia[Read More…]
WV Senate moves ahead with income tax repeal
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite warnings that it could contribute to $1 billion in budget deficits, a West Virginia Senate committee is forging ahead with legislation to repeal the state’s income tax, replacing it with a broad-based 8 percent sales tax (SB 335). Senate Select Committee[Read More…]
10 things to know for today: Tuesday, March 7
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. HOUSE GOP RELEASE BILL TO REPEAL OBAMACARE The Republican plan is expected to cover fewer[Read More…]
Congressional reps won’t confirm attendance for Morgantown town hall
The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — None of the Congressional representatives for north-central West Virginia have committed to a face-to-face town hall meeting with constituents in West Virginia, despite repeated inquiries from residents throughout the state. A local organization, called Mountaineers for Progress, has scheduled a town hall meeting from[Read More…]
