Staff report The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Delegate Pat McGeehan has sponsored a resolution to amend the West Virginia Constitution to require a two-thirds majority to pass any future tax or fee increase by the Legislature. McGeehan, R-Hancock, announced the resolution Tuesday. “The people of West Virginia[Read More…]
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Conservation groups oppose bill to allow logging in WV state parks
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill introduced Monday that would allow commercial logging in West Virginia’s state parks as a way to pay for the park system’s backlogged maintenance work has prompted nine conservation groups to form a coalition opposing the bill’s passage. Senate Bill 270,[Read More…]
Calhoun County officials, TransCanada reps break ground for compressor station
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel GRANTSVILLE, W.Va. — Despite cold and snow, Calhoun County commissioners and representatives of a natural gas development company broke ground Tuesday for a $100 million compressor station for the Mountaineer XPress pipeline. TransCanada, parent company of Columbia Gas Transmission, is building the[Read More…]
Women’s March anniversary events set for this weekend in West Virginia
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Several events will take place across the state this weekend marking the one-year anniversary President Donald Trump’s inauguration and the historic Women’s Marches. The Women’s March was a day of protest by over 5 million people in over 600 cities around the[Read More…]
Trump’s approval rating slipping in WV, statewide poll shows
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President Donald Trump’s job approval rating among West Virginia voters has dropped noticeably during his first year in office, a statewide poll released Wednesday shows. The poll conducted by Charleston-based Orion Strategies found that Trump has a 51 percent approval rating, while[Read More…]
Harpers Ferry considers local facilities for Appalachian Trail thru-hikers
By TIM COOK The Journal HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — Harpers Ferry offers a destination for hikers along the Appalachian Trail, but a lack of resources and accomodations has led to missed opportunities causing officials to look into what changes they can make. New facilities and backyard camping are among the[Read More…]
WV Forward wants to help state, students prosper
By JOE SEVERINO The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Earlier this month at the 2018 West Virginia Press Association Legislative Lookahead, WVU and West Virginia legislators gathered to discuss the impact of West Virginia Forward and its future for the state. West Virginia Forward was spearheaded by WVU, the West[Read More…]
Three Eastern Panhandle state races heat up
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Four legislative seat openings to represent West Virginia have become an official race. At the federal level, Republican candidates include current U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins, from Huntington, who will face Thomas (Tom) Willis, from Martinsburg, in the May primary. Willis and Jenkins are[Read More…]
W.Va. Poll: Voters weigh in on W.Va. Legislative Issues of co-tenancy, education, drug abuse
Charleston, W.V. – A recent poll by Orion Strategies among historic likely voters in West Virginia tested a number of issues facing the state’s legislature this session. “We fielded a statewide live-telephone survey of historic, likely voters centering on the main issues listed by legislators in both parties and the[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, January 18
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. HAITIANS FACE HURDLES AFTER PROTECTED STATUS RENEWAL DELAYS A bureaucratic delay by U.S. immigration officials[Read More…]
