By David Beard The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The mineral tract co-tenancy bill moved one step closer to the governor’s desk Saturday, passing the Senate, 23-11, and returning to the House for concurrence on a minor amendment. Saturday’s floor arguments for and against the bill were essentially the same[Read More…]
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Editorial: WV Senate being prudent with ‘show me the money’
From The Intelligencer of Wheeling: West Virginia Republican state senators were criticized by some this weekend for not allowing an immediate vote on a plan formulated by Gov. Jim Justice to augment pay raises already granted to West Virginia public school employees. But senators were right to insist a committee[Read More…]
Editorial: Governor Justice pulling $58 million out of thin air did not convince WV teachers to end strike
From The Charleston Gazette-Mail, The Gazette page: There’s a proverb that, if a cowboy says something but can’t back it up, people say he’s “all hat, no cattle.” Not sure what Jim Justice’s hat size is, but there wasn’t a cow in sight at the West Virginia Capitol on Wednesday.[Read More…]
As debate of legislation continues, West Virginia schools could be out indefinitely
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer of Wheeling WHEELING — Teachers and school superintendents now are left pondering whether there will be school Monday — or any time next week — after the West Virginia Senate on Saturday night, passed out a pay raise bill dropping a proposed pay raise for public[Read More…]
WV Senate advances oil and natural gas drilling co-tenancy bill
By Kate Mishkin The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A controversial oil and gas bill passed the West Virginia Senate Saturday morning — the farthest a bill with similar goals has ever gotten. House Bill 4268, or the so-called “co-tenancy” bill, passed 23-11 during a floor session, but not without more[Read More…]
Editorial: WV schools should review safety preparations, access issues
From The Herald Dispatch of Huntington: The recent school shooting in Florida quickly revived and expanded the national debate about access to guns. Student survivors have campaigned for more restricted sales of semi-automatic weapons, and many states are looking at initiatives to help keep guns out of the hands of people[Read More…]
Frontier, CWA West Virginia contract expires
Release from Frontier Communications: CHARLESTON, W. Va. — Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) today, March 4, announced the company’s contract with Communication Workers of America Local 142, covering approximately 1,400 employees in West Virginia and Ashburn, Virginia expired at midnight on March 3, 2018. The company and the CWA have not been[Read More…]
WV Attorney General Morrisey announces events to jumpstart National Consumer Protection Week
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Visitors to today’s West Virginia Fishing & Hunting Show at Mylan Park Expo Center can expect to find an information booth from the office of Attorney General Patrick Morrisey with information on National Consumer Protection Week. The Attorney General announced his office will host various events to jumpstart National Consumer Protection Week, all[Read More…]
Gov. Justice wants to see WV teacher pay raise bill passed Saturday
By Andrea Lannom The Register-Herald of Beckley CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice and school superintendents agree that a 5 percent pay raise must be passed by the Senate Saturday, with the governor warning, “It has to happen” or “we spiral off into no-man’s land.” County superintendents also threw their weight behind the[Read More…]
