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WV Supreme Court: No policy permitting home offices furnished with state property

By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va — Despite claims that the West Virginia Supreme Court has a longstanding practice of providing court-owned furniture and equipment to justices to furnish their home offices, responses to a Freedom of Information Act request Wednesday conclude that no such policy exists. “A review[Read More…]

Congressional Republicans to attend retreat at The Greenbrier

By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. House and Senate Republicans are scheduled to attend a legislative retreat at The Greenbrier resort, owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, in January. GOP lawmakers received a save-the-date notice for Jan. 31 through Feb. 2 at the[Read More…]

Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce holds breakfast for WV legislators

By CONOR GRIFFITH The Exponent Telegram MORGANTOWN, W.Va.  — Workforce education and pay, along with taxes and the opioid crisis, were among the topics brought up during the Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce’s breakfast with state legislators Wednesday morning. Dels. Rodney Pyles, John Williams, Dave Pethtel and Joe Statler, along[Read More…]

Manchin asking West Virginia families to share how CHIP has helped them

By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is asking West Virginia families to share stories on how the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) has made an impact in their lives and the lives of their children. CHIP provides health insurance to almost nine million[Read More…]

Fairmont’s Feast of Seven Fishes starts tomorrow

By JOHN MARK SHAVER The Fairmont News FAIRMONT, W.va.  — The Feast of the Seven Fishes is making its way to Monroe Street again this weekend, bringing with it a wide array of food, entertainment and events. On Friday at 6 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church on Jackson Street, The[Read More…]

WVU’s international students prepare for winter break

By GEORGIA BEATTY The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU international students discuss if they will go home or not over winter break. For many like Hadeel Hejazi, a senior aerospace engineering student from Amman, Jordan, and president of the International Student Organization, flying home is a financial impossibility. “Ever[Read More…]

10 things to know: Thursday, December 7

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. MIDDLE EAST BRACES FOR UNREST, NEW DIPLOMATIC MOVES Palestinians shutter schools, shops, call for protests[Read More…]

Lawmakers hear recommendations from WV Forward project

By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va.  – West Virginia is at a crossroads with its economic challenges, according to an associate vice president at West Virginia University, who said, “It’s time to see enthusiasm to turn the page and write the next chapter.” Rochelle Goodwin, senior associate vice president[Read More…]

WV legislators discuss electricity prices, prescription drug costs

By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s electricity rates, for years among the lowest in the nation, have risen in the past decade to the middle of the pack, raising concerns for state efforts to recruit business and industry to the state, legislators were told Tuesday. “We[Read More…]

Multi-drug ‘cocktails’ causing more West VIrginia overdose deaths

By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va.  — As overdose deaths increase in West Virginia, so has the number of fatalities from multiple drug “cocktails,” according to “West Virginia Drug Overdose Deaths Historical Overview” released by the Bureau of Public Health, a division of West Virginia’s Department of Health and[Read More…]

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