From the Charleston Gazette-Mail, Daily Mail Editorial Page: To hear Gov. Jim Justice put it, West Virginia could have “absolutely eradicated this terrible drug epidemic” if only legislators had included a five-percent successful “bidders fee” to roads projects in the Fiscal Year 2018 budget. Who knew that eliminating the drug[Read More…]
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Editorial: Capito holds the fate of millions
From the Charleston Gazette-Mail: Sen. Shelley Capito, R-W.Va., says she is studying intensely to decide whether to support the proposed Senate Republican replacement of the Affordable Care Act. She says she will “evaluate whether it provides access to affordable health care for West Virginians, including those on the Medicaid expansion[Read More…]
Opinion: Using miners for political gain nothing new, still repulsive
By Rob Byers Executive Editor The Charleston Gazette-Mail Earlier this spring, I was asked a question about my late father, who had been a coal miner in the 1970s and ’80s. It had to do with a familiar romantic storyline: Did he feel at home underground? Was it a calling[Read More…]
One year after deadly flood, there are still ‘tremendous needs’
By LORI KERSEY Charleston Gazette-Mail CLENDENIN, W.Va. — Bobbi Keiffer hates to hear it rain. So does her 15-year-old son, Tyler. It’s easy to understand why. They lost everything they owned a year ago in the June 2016 flood that led to the deaths of at least two-dozen people and[Read More…]
Justice, lawmakers commemorate 2016 flood in WV
Staff report The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is among the thousands of people who will be participating in events today to commemorate the one-year anniversary of a flash flood that killed 23 people on June 23, 2016. Justice and other lawmakers on Thursday began their remembrance[Read More…]
Manchin remains opposed to Senate GOP health plan, Capito still mum
By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, remains opposed to Senate Republicans’ newest plan to replace the Affordable Care Act released Thursday morning. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, the state’s Republican senator, still isn’t saying where she stands. The American Health Care Act,[Read More…]
Vermont senator Bernie Sanders returning to WV for health care rally
Staff reports Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Those who didn’t get a chance to “feel the Bern” in March will have another chance Sunday. Bernie Sanders, the independent Senator from Vermont and former Democratic presidential candidate, is returning to Charleston for the Protect Our Health Care Rally at the Charleston[Read More…]
Radio host Joni Deutsch working to raise profile of state’s music scene
By DAVE LAVENDER The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — If you’re tuned into the West Virginia music scene for even a minute, say the name Joni and everyone knows who you’re talking about. It’s Joni Deutsch, one of the next generation of West Virginia Public Broadcasting radio personalities, creator and host of[Read More…]
West Virginia fairs, festivals showcase state, community pride
By KRISTEN RENEAU The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Fairs and festivals have a long history in West Virginia, and with some now approaching their 100th anniversaries, many of these events are holding on to their original traditions while bringing communities together. The agriculture industry was a prominent part of[Read More…]
Wood County Clerk Mark Rhodes to study federal elections
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The Wood County Clerk has been appointed to a national commission studying federal elections. County Clerk Mark Rhodes said he was notified Thursday of the appointment by President Donald Trump to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. Rhodes,[Read More…]
