By THERESA MARTHEY The Preston County News & Journal TERRA ALTA, W.Va. — Terra Alta Mayor Mark Ball breathed a slight sigh of relief on Sunday morning after hearing House Bill 3102, regarding the sale of Hopemont Hospital, did not pass during the legislative session. “I have been very concerned[Read More…]
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Certificate of Need Bill signed by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice
By LINDA COMINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Alecto Healthcare Services officials believe the firm’s purchase of Ohio Valley Medical Center will be expedited by a new West Virginia law that creates a certificate of need exemption. Gov. Jim Justice signed the bill Monday, press secretary Grant[Read More…]
Legislature passes bill creating State Police Forensic Laboratory Fund
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Passage of a bill to create a bill to create a fund designated to direct money to the State Police Forensic Laboratory is anticipated to help sort through the backlog of cases. House Bill 2980 imposes additional fees in certain civil actions in[Read More…]
Russell Road: A legendary racehorse and a country road
By TOM CROSBY The Journal There is mystery along Russell Road, an unremarkable looking 2.8-mile stretch of plain macadam in Virginia’s rural Clarke County. From beginning to end, the road built last century – five miles from Berryville and five miles from Winchester – is lined with modest homes and[Read More…]
DHHR secretary wants Jackie Withrow bill included in any special session
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Although a bill to sell Jackie Withrow Hospital in Beckley failed in the just concluded legislative session, Department of Health and Human Resources Secretary Bill Crouch doesn’t believe the issue is dead. Crouch told The Register-Herald Monday that he will ask Gov. Jim[Read More…]
10 things to know: April 11, 2017
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TILLERSON WARNS RUSSIA ON ASSAD ALLIANCE The U.S. secretary of state tells Moscow to side[Read More…]
Legislative session highlights: Lawmakers approve wide range of bills
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Legislature approved measures in this year’s session ranging from expanding broadband services to the Second Chance for Employment Act. According to the West Virginia Legislature’s website, both chambers passed 262 bills — 132 House bills and 130 Senate bills. A majority[Read More…]
BUDGET BATTLE: Legislature completes budget just after midnight, but not what Justice envisioned
By JIM ROSS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Legislature bucked tradition and adopted a budget without the need for an extended special session, but one is likely to come anyway. Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, says a special session will be needed, possibly this week, to[Read More…]
No budget deal, but Justice hopeful as regular session ends
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Time ran out on the 2017 regular session without passage of a budget bill, but with a one-day extension Sunday for the Legislature to attempt to work out what Gov. Jim Justice indicated earlier Saturday night could be a blockbuster compromise. That[Read More…]
After passing budget bill, showdown looms in West Virginia Legislature
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Early Sunday morning the West Virginia House of Delegates passed the state’s 2018 spending bill — setting the stage for a probable budgetary fight with Gov. Jim Justice and a special legislative session in the coming days. House[Read More…]
