Legislation to assist recovering addicts named for West Virginia youth who succumbed to drugs By Lexi Browning For The West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The House Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse passed legislation Thursday afternoon that could allow citizens to lobby private organizations for additional funding[Read More…]
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Freshman Delegate Evans works for district priorities
McDowell delegate on losing side of Courtesy Patrol committee vote By Lexi Browning For The West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For freshman Delegate Ed Evans, D-McDowell, the first two weeks of this year’s legislative session have been a learning process. Evans, who retired from the education system after 35[Read More…]
Justice: Plan will give the state life
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice is urging residents to call legislators and ask them to support his budget proposal, saying if his plan is not adopted, the state will die. In his approximately three-minute long video released Wednesday, Justice once again compared the state’s[Read More…]
Justice’s budget includes $8M for WV Capitol dome repair
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice’s 2017-18 West Virginia budget plan includes proposed tax increases and spending cuts, but few new appropriations. It’s notable, then, that the proposed budget includes an $8 million appropriation for repairs to the Capitol dome. “We’ve had a water leak,[Read More…]
Bills would boost food incentives in the state
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Senate Agriculture and Rural Development Committee Wednesday took up bills dealing with establishing a farm-to-food bank tax credit and setting up a process for vendors to sell home-based foods at farmers markets. The first, Senate Bill 25, would establish a farm-to-food[Read More…]
WV House of Delegates moves to increase protections for government whistleblowers
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates voted unanimously Wednesday, Feb. 15 to increase the penalties for retaliating against a public employee who blows the whistle on government wrongdoing or waste. West Virginia has had a whistleblower law on the[Read More…]
Local lawmakers looking to focus on jobs during current session
By VICTORIA L. CANN The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — With the state Legislature in session, local lawmakers are looking forward to tackling some issues over the next few months. Developing opportunities for new jobs is on the forefront of area lawmakers’ minds. House Minority Leader Tim Miley, D-Harrison, said[Read More…]
Justice appoints McVey insurance commissioner
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has appointed a longtime insurance executive as state insurance commissioner. Allan L. McVey will take over the position effective April 1, according to state Department of Revenue spokeswoman Lalena Price. “Allan McVey has 48 years of experience in the[Read More…]
W.Va. commerce secretary seeks $105 million for development, tourism
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While members of the Legislature are struggling to figure out how to plug an estimated $500 million hole in the upcoming state budget, state Commerce Secretary Woody Thrasher is trying to talk them into giving him $105 million. Thrasher told members[Read More…]
Bill seeks stiffer hit-and-run penalties in West Virginia
By JANET METZNER The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — When a hit-and-run driver knowingly left motorcyclist Kenny McCall bleeding and broken on a Newell sidewalk, his family — and state lawmakers — later would discover the only recourse against the uninsured motorist was prosecution for a misdemeanor offense. “At the[Read More…]