By LACIE PIERSON HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Friday, the day before the beginning of fiscal year 2018, expressed frustration with lawmakers and his satisfaction with his roads plan. Justice sat down for interviews with news outlets throughout the state Thursday and Friday, saying he wasn’t[Read More…]
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W.Va. keeps operating under new state budget
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer of Wheeling WHEELING, W.Va. — State government in West Virginia didn’t shut down Saturday, but West Virginia leaders are at best ambivalent about the 2018 fiscal year fiscal budget passed in mid-June that keeps the state operating for the next year. The budget in place[Read More…]
Editorial: School clothing vouchers — dress them for success in class
From The Dominion Post of Morgantown: There’s no need to even mention it in front of the kids, yet. But on Monday, in one of the few sure signs it’s back-to- school time, the state will begin accepting applications for school clothing vouchers. Families with school-aged children enrolled in West[Read More…]
WV ACLU files lawsuit after Hancock man arrested for Facebook postThe
By Max Garland The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia filed a First Amendment lawsuit Friday that says a Hancock County political activist received unlawful treatment from the West Virginia State Police and the Hancock County Prosecutor’s office because of Facebook posts he made.[Read More…]
Tractor-trailer hauling more than 2,000 young pigs overturns
By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — Firefighters, state troopers, deputies, and highway workers became emergency animal wranglers Thursday afternoon when a trailer-trailer hauling approximately 2,300 pigs overturned on Interstate 77. The crash in the northbound lanes was reported 1:36 p.m. near mile marker 5.5, not far from the[Read More…]
Small business owners hoping West Virginians will ‘Shop Small in July’
By LINDA HARRIS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s small business owners are hoping to see long-term gains with their first-ever “Shop Small in July” promotion. Shop Small in July, the work of the West Virginia Small Business Development Center and the U.S. Small Business Administration’s West Virginia[Read More…]
DMV feels: Staying street legal in West Virginia gets more expensive Saturday
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Staying “street legal” in West Virginia gets more expensive after midnight tonight. The West Virginia Legislature this month passed a measure increasing fees charged by the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles — the first increase in three decades.[Read More…]
Natural gas jobs could continue climbing in Ohio, West Virginia
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio— Through fracking, pipelining, processing, abstracting, manufacturing and other fields, natural gas supported more than 224,000 jobs in Ohio and West Virginia in 2015, with the average annual salary for one of these occupations being more than $63,000, a new[Read More…]
WV parks growing wildlife habitat by mowing less
By JOHN McCOY Charleston Gazette-Mail LAVALETTE, W.Va. — At state parks throughout West Virginia, wildflowers bloom where once only grass grew. Some of the flowers were planted, but most grew simply because workers stopped mowing them. Parks officials call it “habitat restoration through reduced mowing,” and examples are popping up[Read More…]
Lake Stephens boasts new additions
By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Lake Stephens is quickly becoming a popular wedding venue in Raleigh County, and new entertainment features are making it a go-to destination for families seeking a G-rated environment for their summer vacations, county officials said. Raleigh County Commissioner Dave Tolliver and Michelle[Read More…]
