By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two days of discussion between state government officials, members of the state’s oil and natural gas industry and landowner rights advocates broke up Thursday with no consensus on what energy bills the Legislature should consider when it goes into regular session[Read More…]
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Push on to eliminate West Virginia personal property tax
By JOHN McVEY The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — State lawmakers expect West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to submit during the upcoming legislative session a resolution for a vote on a constitutional amendment to eliminate the personal property tax, or so-called inventory tax. “The personal property tax would be on equipment[Read More…]
West Virginia Parkways Authority bond sale likely this spring
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A first round of Parkways Authority bonds — $120 million to $125 million of the $500 million of total bonds authorized — will be ready to go to market in late April or early May, Parkways General Manager Greg Barr said Thursday.[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, January 5
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT TRUMP HAD LAWYER DO The president directed his White House counsel to tell Attorney[Read More…]
Opinion — U.S. Rep. Jenkins: 2017 was a year of wins for West Virginia
By U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va. With the inauguration of President Donald Trump one year ago, America entered a new era of prosperity, hope and optimism. The president’s Make America Great Again strategy is putting American families first by creating jobs and growing our economy here at home. I’m proud[Read More…]
W.Va. newspapers’ coverage to be featured in new WVPA Insight video program
From the West Virginia Press Association: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As the West Virginia Legislature prepares for its 2018 regular session, the state’s newspaper industry is preparing its extensive coverage plans, including a new 30-minute weekly video program. “West Virginia Press Insight” will offer viewers a look at legislative and news coverage from community[Read More…]
West Virginia meteorologists call present cold front ‘out of the ordinary’
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Frigid temperatures settled into the region days ago, and according to weather officials, the single and below zero digits have stuck around long enough to be called “out of the ordinary.” A jet-stream has made its way over the region, including Fayette,[Read More…]
Cabell County led West Virginia in overdose deaths in 2017; non-fatal pace slowing
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — More than 20 percent of West Virginia’s overdose deaths last year were suffered in Cabell County, which led the state’s 55 counties for a second consecutive year with a record 152 deaths in 2017, according to the latest data from the West Virginia[Read More…]
West Virginia secretary of state to enforce ban on anonymous campaign ads
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner plans to enforce a state law that bars anonymous campaign mailers, even though Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has called the law unconstitutional, Warner’s office said Wednesday. The state law aims to rein-in anonymous political attack[Read More…]
In a first for West Virginia, WVU Heart and Vascular Institute team implants life-saving heart pump
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A 62-year-old Maryland man with a failing heart has received a permanent heart pump in an operation performed for the first time in West Virginia. A team of specialists at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute(HVI) on Dec. 11 installed the pump, known as a[Read More…]
