By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As the black hole that was the 2017 regular session imploded upon itself last week, I happened to receive a copy of a survey by the WalletHub website ranking the best and worst states for millennials. Not surprisingly, West Virginia ranked dead[Read More…]

By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lawmakers Saturday completed legislation giving home-schoolers access to public vocational education centers, giving them access to public school sports and allowing county public school systems to offer home-schoolers and others full-time K-12 virtual education — while getting state funding for it. Saturday[Read More…]

By THERESA MARTHEY The Preston County News & Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hopemont Hospital is safe for now as House Bill 3102 calling for the sale of the hospital died in the end of the legislative session with no final action on the bill. “As soon as we had that amendment[Read More…]

By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — A bill that could help facilitate the sale of Ohio Valley Medical Center will be signed this morning by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice. Justice, who has sparred with Senate Majority Leader Ryan Ferns, R-Ohio, throughout the legislative session[Read More…]

Staff reports The Weirton Daily Times WHEELING, W.Va.  — Gov. Jim Justice was in Wheeling Saturday, where he vetoed legislation that would have ended $15 million in annual subsidies for the state’s Greyhound Breeder’s Fund. The announcement of the veto of Senate Bill 437 was made in Independence Hall. “If[Read More…]

By ERIC EYRE and JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Amid a significant rise in drug overdose deaths across West Virginia, state lawmakers bypassed their normal rules late Saturday night and completed legislation that aims to establish a comprehensive system to track overdoses. The reporting system would put the[Read More…]

From the W.Va. House of Delegates: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — House Speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, Sunday urged Gov. Jim Justice to sign the balanced budget the Legislature passed early Sunday morning.   At around 1 a.m. Sunday, the House of Delegates passed the updated version of House Bill 2018, the budget bill, which[Read More…]

Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, April 10, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT TRUMP SECURITY ADVISER IS URGING RUSSIA TO DO H.R. McMaster is calling on[Read More…]

Legislature, Justice still battling over finances By JOSELYN KING The 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[Read More…]

From the office of Gov. Jim Justice: CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice Sunday announced that he will sign House Bill 2459, legislation that exempts financially distressed hospitals in acquisition proceedings from going through the traditional Certificate of Need process. The Governor partnered with Senator Ryan Ferns (R – Ohio) and[Read More…]