Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Wednesday, January 17, 2018 8th Day of the Legislative Session Fair Shake Network, AFL-CIO House Caucus and Community Bankers of WV Legislative at the West Virginia Legislature SENATE: Senate Convenes at 11 a.m. On the Agenda: RESOLUTIONS SR 9: Designating January 17, 2018, as Disability Advocacy Day UNFINISHED[Read More…]
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Tourism Commissioner Ruby: Return on Investment for W.Va. tourism advertising is now $8 on each dollar spent
Governor Justice’s $20 million marketing budget proposal could generate $160 million in economic activity West Virginia Press Association Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Governor Jim Justice wants the West Virginia Legislature to approve $20 million for the state’s Tourism Office to spend on marketing West Virginia. Tourism Commissioner Chelsea[Read More…]
Judiciary committee passes single-member redistricting plan to West Virginia House floor
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House Judiciary Committee sent a bill to the chamber floor Monday designed to reorganize the state into 100, single-member House districts during the decennial redistricting process. During the debate, the committee also voted down an amendment to the bill[Read More…]
West Virginia teachers call for more than a 1 percent raise
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice, in his State of the State address last week, requested a “1 percent” across-the-board pay increase for West Virginia teachers in this year’s legislative session, with further 1 percent increases in each of the next four years. “That’s it?”[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate introduces Bill 284 to aid in community technical college initiative
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bipartisan group of senators spoke during Monday’s floor session in favor of a bill that would increase access to career education and workforce training. The West Virginia Senate introduced Senate Bill 284 which creates the West Virginia Invests Grant Program, which has[Read More…]
Leader’s legacy, service inspire students during Martin Luther King Jr. Day events at West Virginia University
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In honor of the late Martin Luther King Jr., the West Virginia University Center for Black Culture and Research hosted its annual Unity Breakfast today (Jan. 15) in the Mountainlair Ballrooms; followed by a day of service organized by the Center for Service and Learning.[Read More…]
Volunteers register West Virginia voters on MLK day
By CARTER WALKER Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The importance of voting was something that Martin Luther King Jr. recognized as a vital part of moving society forward. “So long as I do not firmly and irrevocably possess the right to vote, I do not possess myself,” King said[Read More…]
Feds reject sale of Pleasants Power Station
By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The sale of the Pleasants Power Station has been denied. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected the proposed purchase of the plant by Monongahela Power Co. and Potomac Edison Co. in a decision issued Friday. Mon Power’s 2015 Integrated[Read More…]
West Virginia Wesleyan, WVSOM enter into partnership
Mountain Messenger LEWISBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia Wesleyan College and the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) have recently entered into an agreement to establish a Pre-Osteopathic Program for undergraduate students who have an interest in osteopathic medicine and plan to enter osteopathic medical school. The goal of the program is[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT TRUMP SAID ABOUT DEMOCRATIC SENATOR The president tweeted that Dick Durbin misrepresented what he[Read More…]
