By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The director of West Virginia University’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research said there is some reason for optimism with some growth in West Virginia’s economy. However, there are still challenges ahead for the Mountain State to overcome. In Wednesday’s state of[Read More…]
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Editorial: Remember King’s words of America’s promise
From The Charleston Gazette-Mail: There are still West Virginians who remember segregation — white-only schools, restaurants, hotels, movie theaters, pools, neighborhoods. Higher-skilled jobs were tougher for black people to get.a Wave after wave of civil rights struggles have moved the United States closer to its aspirations. In the early 20th[Read More…]
2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration today in Charleston, W.Va.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The public is invited to attend the Martin Luther King Jr. State Holiday Commission on Monday, January 15, 2018 for the annual commemoration and celebration of the life of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This year’s theme is: “The Color of Unity”. The 2018 celebration will[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, Committee Schedule for Monday, Jan. 15
W.Va. Legislative Committee Meeting Schedule – Subject to change Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm SENATE: Senate Convenes at 11 a.m. On the Agenda: RESOLUTIONS SR 6: Designating March 21, 2018, as Down Syndrome Awareness Day (Gaunch) SR 7: Congratulating Wheeling Central Catholic high school on winning 2017 Class A football championship (Ferns,[Read More…]
This week in the W.Va. House of Delegates: Jan 8-12
From the W.Va. House of Delegates Communications Office: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The second regular session of the 83rd Legislature began Wednesday, with members of the House of Delegates returning to Charleston facing a much brighter outlook for the state than in recent years. Gov. Jim Justice used his State of[Read More…]
At the Capitol: W.Va. State of State features Gov. Justice’s unique style, rhetoric
By Phil Kabler For The West Virginia Press Association As it did in 2017, the 2018 regular session of the Legislature got underway Wednesday with an unscripted, unconventional State of the State address from Gov. Jim Justice. Justice’s 49-minute address to a joint session of the House and Senate in[Read More…]
W.Va. Gov. Justice issues moratorium on new W.Va state regulations
By Eric Eyre Staff writer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has issued an executive order that blocks state agencies from changing or adopting any new regulations. The “regulatory moratorium,” as the Governor’s Office called it, aims to spur West Virginia’s economy and “promote citizens’ freedom to lawfully engage in[Read More…]
W.Va. State Sen. Jeff Mullins, R-Releigh, resigns from W.Va. Legislative
By Andrea Lannom The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Raleigh County Sen. Jeff Mullins announced his resignation from the state Senate effective Friday citing business and family obligations. Mullins, R-Raleigh, was first elected to the Senate in 2014. He served as chair to the Senate banking and insurance committee and vice chair to[Read More…]
West Virginia Legislature gives Justice’s funding proposals warm reception
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice’s proposal to significantly increase state funding for economic development and tourism is getting a warm reception in the West Virginia Legislature — a year after lawmakers slammed the door on nearly identical spending increases in the 2017 regular session.[Read More…]
W.Va. legislators get details of Justice’s new budget
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislators on Thursday were presented with Gov. Jim Justice’s proposed budget for 2019, which includes an average 1 percent pay raise for all state employees and new funds for the foster care system, tourism and economic development. The pay raise would shake out[Read More…]
