Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018 43th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: Soft Drink Day at the Legislature, Upper Well Area; WV Food and Farm Coalition, Upper House Rotunda; Aviation Day, Upper Senate Rotunda; and Energy Jobs Rally and Press Conference, South Steps and Lower Rotunda. SENATE: [Read More…]
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West Virginia School Board Association resolution urging passage of legislation supporting faculty, staff, students
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia School Board Association, which represents school board members in West Virginia, today, Feb. 20, issued the following resolution regarding West Virginia school employees’ “Work Action” planned for Thursday and Friday, Feb. 22-23: Whereas the West Virginia State Legislature has the constitutional mandate to adequately fund public education,[Read More…]
West Virginia school closures for Thursday and Friday up to local superintendents
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After a meeting Monday in Charleston between county superintendents and State Superintendent Dr. Steven Paine, the decision to close school during the employee walkout Thursday and Friday is up to each county superintendent. In a release, AFT-West Virginia, WVEA and WVSSPA said despite negotiation efforts, “We[Read More…]
MCEA, AFT-WV representatives discuss upcoming work stoppage; school safety coordinator addresses training
By KAITLYN NEFF Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Representatives from the Marion County Education Association (MCEA) and the American Federation of Teachers of West Virginia (AFT-WV) addressed the Marion County Board of Education regarding the upcoming teacher work stoppage on Thursday and Friday. Also at the meeting, the school safety[Read More…]
Northern Panhandle school districts scramble to prepare for walkout
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Northern Panhandle public school administrators are determining how to address the potential walkout by teachers and service personnel this week. As of Monday, school was still scheduled to be in session on Thursday and Friday, according to administrators, though[Read More…]
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W.Va. House Finance Committee debates Health Care for State’s Foster Children
By Jim Workman West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While delegates on both sides of the issue expressed concern about the wellbeing of foster children in West Virginia, they differ in how best to provide health care to nearly 6,200 children affected. House Bill 4241 — legislation transitioning foster children into[Read More…]
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On the rise: Rural areas seeing greater increase in suicide rates, numbers
By JOHN McVEY The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Over the past several years, the rate and number of suicides has been going up in West Virginia. “Not only West Virginia, but across the United States,” Barrie Faucett, the director of Prevent Suicide West Virginia, said in a recent telephone interview. “There[Read More…]
Marshall students fight human trafficking
By GINNY BLAKE The Parthenon HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Students in Marshall University’s Open Source Intelligence Exchange Program, OSIX for short, have assisted Operation Underground Railroad in the liberation of almost 40 child trafficking victims and the arrest of 10 suspected traffickers in Latin America since fall semester. According to Operation[Read More…]
