CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Delegate Riley Moore, R-Jefferson, has introduced House Bill 4548<http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4548&year=2018&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill>, which will create greater transparency and oversight of lobbying activities in West Virginia’s capital city. West Virginia has received some of the lowest rankings in the country by independent organizations as it relates to the disclosure and reporting[Read More…]
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Editorial: WV Auditor’s wvcheckbook.gov will help involve, inform residents
From The Journal of Martinsburg: Wouldn’t it be useful to have one central place online where residents of West Virginia can see how their tax dollars are being spent? As of Monday, there is. West Virginia State Auditor John McCuskey held press conferences across the state Monday in Martinsburg and Charleston[Read More…]
WV House OKs lowering teacher criteria; non-fully certified teachers teach 38% 7th-11th grade math courses
By Ryan Quinn The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The day after a West Virginia Department of Education presentation revealed that 38 percent of public school math courses in grades seven through 11 are taught by “non-fully certified teachers,” the House of Delegates passed 50-48 a bill that would lower requirements[Read More…]
George Washington High School student charged with threats of terrorist acts
By GUISEPPE SABELLA Charleston Gazette-Mail Police arrested a student of George Washington High School on Friday morning after he allegedly posted a threatening video on social media — the second supposed threat against the school in two days. Corey Michael Duff, 18, is accused of posting the threat to Snapchat on Thursday,[Read More…]
West Virginia teachers to hold a rally at state Capitol Saturday
By ADRANISHA STEPHENS The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Amid a statewide debate over teacher salaries and benefits, approximately 66 Berkeley County School employees, both service and professional, will be attending a rally at the state Capitol Saturday. Three buses were approved for use to drive to Charleston by the Berkeley County Board[Read More…]
Teacher pay bill sent to W.Va. Senate Rules Committee
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate assigned the teacher pay raise bill to its Rules Committee on Thursday, allowing leaders in both houses of the Legislature to huddle with Gov. Jim Justice to iron out differences. The House bill, passed Wednesday, gives teachers a[Read More…]
Work stoppage Is closing Brooke County, Wetzel County schools
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Amid ongoing pay and health care disputes for both teachers and service personnel, at least three Northern Panhandle school systems were expected to be closed today: Brooke, Hancock and Wetzel counties. West Virginia Education Association President Dale Lee said[Read More…]
Monongalia County teachers stage walk-in protests
By WILLIAM DEAN The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Arrivals at Morgantown High School were greeted with a symphony of chants, honking horns and cheers as teachers, service personnel and students gathered outside the school prior to staging a walk-in the morning of Feb. 16. Actions similar to the Feb. 16’s[Read More…]
XTO Energy well pad explosion near Powhatan Point prompts evacuation
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register POWHATAN POINT, Ohio — Residents near Captina Creek were evacuated Thursday after an explosion at the XTO Energy Schnegg pad near Captina Creek. XTO spokeswoman Karen Matusic said the company would provide hotel rooms for about 100 residents who evacuated the area[Read More…]
Drenching downpour brings flash floods to Ohio Valley
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Emergency officials found themselves busy with area flooding in creeks, streams, and even streets in the city of Wheeling, Thursday night, while the potential for the Ohio River to overflow this weekend concerns those in both West Virginia and[Read More…]
