By MATT SAMPLES NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Supporters of the oil and gas industry will rally at the capitol before the end of the legislative session. West Virginia energy industry supporters will gather and show support for the oil and gas workers that contribute to the state’s economy by[Read More…]
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Pleasants Power Station deal off, company tells West Virginia Public Service Commission
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – Two utilities have informed the West Virginia Public Service Commission they will neither accept the commission’s conditions for the purchase of the Pleasants Power Station nor seek a rehearing with a federal agency that rejected the deal. Allegheny Energy Supply[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, February 6
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS BATTERED Downturns in Asia and Europe follow a dramatic sell-off on Wall[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Tuesday, Feb. 6
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018 28th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: West Virginia State University Day, Upper House, Upper Senate Rotundas, Upper Well Area and Lower Rotunda; Senate President’s Dinner, location TBD. SENATE: Senate Convenes at 11 a.m. On the Agenda: RESOLUTIONS SR 28: Designating February[Read More…]
W.Va. farmers markets could give state agriculture, economy a boost, officials contend
W.Va. Legislature hears plan to move farmers markets to Department of Agriculture By Jim Workman West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An increased role of agriculture in West Virginia could serve as a solution to the state’s economic diversity problem, officials said Monday during an agriculture subcommittee meeting Monday on[Read More…]
Seeking treasure underneath trash: Wheeling could get $2M from gas leases for old landfills
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. –About $2 million up front plus a steady stream of production royalties for years to come should flow into the Friendly City, as Wheeling leaders plan to lease Marcellus and Utica shale natural gas fracking rights on approximately 336 acres[Read More…]
Bill could allow conceal carry firearms on West Virginia college campuses
By DOUGLAS SOULE The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A bill in the West Virginia legislature could allow concealed carry firearms on public college campuses in West Virginia. House Bill 4298, or “The Campus Self Defense Act,” would strip power from the WVU Board of Governors to restrict concealed carry. Though[Read More…]
Democrats lag behind Republicans on West Virginia congressional campaign fundraising
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Republicans running for congressional seats are whomping Democrats up and down the state on the fundraising side of their campaigns. The two incumbents’ campaign accounts in the First- and Second District dwarf their challengers. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., has about $771,000 in[Read More…]
Former W.Va. Gov. Tomblin’s Capitol portrait unveiled
By TAYLOR STUCK For the Williamson Daily News CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Growing up in Logan County, Earl Ray Tomblin never imagined a portrait of himself would hang on the walls of the state Capitol. “I don’t think most of us knew what we were going to be doing,” Tomblin said[Read More…]
Soul Food Feast at Marshall helps launch annual celebration of Black History Month
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — For more than 25 years, the annual Soul Food Feast has attracted not only Marshall students, but faculty, staff, alumni and community members as well. On Sunday, the traditional Carter G. Woodson Annual Soul Food Feast took place in the Memorial Student[Read More…]
