By BROOKE BINNS The Inter-Mountain BEVERLY, W.Va. — State employees are coming together to host a local rally to share information regarding legislative issues. Ellen Shepherd, president of West Virginia Education Association for Randolph County, said the goal of the rally is to inform individuals about issues being discussed in[Read More…]
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Poll: Majority of West Virginians oppose legislation banning Medicaid-funded abortions
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While 81 percent of West Virginians personally oppose abortion, two-thirds of state residents believe the Legislature should not pursue legislation to ban Medicaid-funded abortions, according to a Hart Research poll released Wednesday. The poll of 600 likely West Virginia voters, selected to[Read More…]
West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness uncovers health and wellness issues in effort to document homelessness in county
By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.V. — Under bridges, in the woods and in abandoned houses. These are the places where some take refuge when they have no other place to call home, when not even a shelter for the homeless has room. On Tuesday night and Wednesday morning,[Read More…]
MADD ranks West Virginia in top five best states for drunk driving laws
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — A Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) report shows West Virginia is one of the top five best rated states for drunk driving laws. MADD’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving report rates state laws in five categories: conducting sobriety checkpoints; ignition interlocks for all drunk[Read More…]
Murray Energy scoops up Kentucky coal
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Although the International Energy Agency projects a “decade of stagnation” for coal, Murray Energy Corp. plans to acquire a 51-percent stake in five additional mines located in Kentucky. The five western Kentucky mines have been owned by Armstrong Energy[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, Jan. 25
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP READY TO PLAY SALESMAN In his debut at the annual economic summit in Davos,[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Thursday, Jan. 25
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 16th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: Motorola, Upper Well Area; Chiropractic Day at the Legislature, Upper Well Area; GIS Day, Upper House and Upper Senate Rotundas; WV Christian Education Association, Lower Rotunda SENATE: Senate Convenes at 11 a.m. On the Agenda: UNFINISHED BUSINESS[Read More…]
Governor’s Chief of Staff offers legislative update for attendees at IOGA WV meeting in Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Mike Hall, chief of staff for Governor Jim Justice, provided an update on legislation that could impact the natural gas industry today during the 2018 Winter Meeting of the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia at the Marriott Town Center Hotel in Charleston. Hall, filling in for[Read More…]
West Virginia DHHR releases 2016 overdose data
By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources released an analysis of 2016 drug overdose deaths on Tuesday. The DHHR, the West Virginia Board of Pharmacy and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began working on the analysis in[Read More…]
West Virginia’s Charles Town Classic in jeopardy
By TIM COOK The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Rejecting a $1.2 million purse for a premier racing event at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, the West Virginia Racing Commission voted Tuesday to require the casino and racetrack’s owner to either lower the purse or pony up money themselves. The[Read More…]
