From The Parkersburg News and Sentinel: West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner has been in office for approximately a month and a half, and already, he has gotten to work on some of his big goals. As he travels the state rebuilding bridges between the 55 county clerks and[Read More…]

By Ken Ward Jr. The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Austin Caperton “doesn’t trust” the science that says human activity — largely the burning of fossil fuels — is warming the planet, but also thinks the issue doesn’t have anything to do with his agency. “I don’t[Read More…]

State funding cut could take WVPB of the air By JANET METZNER [email protected] WHEELING. W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice’s proposal to cut all state funding to West Virginia Public Broadcasting has the public service media group weighing its options — including possible ownership by a university or creating a nonprofit.[Read More…]

By CYNTHIA McCLOUD The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginians who rented out a room, apartment, or house using the Airbnb website, earned a combined $2.9 million in supplemental income in 2016, according to the company. Those 500 registered hosts welcomed 27,000 guests last year. The number of people[Read More…]

  By DANYEL VANREENEN [email protected] CHARLESTON, W.Va.  —  Bills have been introduced in both the House and Senate to legalized marijuana for medicinal use in West Virginia. SB 386 and House Bill 2071 would authorize the use of pharmaceutical cannabis to treat certain medical conditions. In the Senate, Patricia Rucker,[Read More…]

From The Exponent Telegram: We have to chuckle when out-of-state groups launch attacks on West Virginia or West Virginians. They really don’t know us. If they did, they might find that they really like us. That’s what comes to mind now that several “progressive” groups have targeted Sen. Joe Manchin,[Read More…]

By Max Garland  The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia often finds itself at the bottom of state health rankings and the labor force participation rate, two categories seen as vital for a state’s economy. Supporters of Gov. Jim Justice’s proposed soda tax believe it could help West Virginia get[Read More…]

INSTITUTE, W.Va. – Two West Virginia State University television commercials produced by the Barnes Agency of Huntington have been nationally recognized in the 32nd annual Educational Advertising Awards, sponsored by the Higher Education Marketing Report. WVSU’s “Find Your Passion” 30-second commercial won a silver award in the Television Single category,[Read More…]

By Tina Alvey The REGISTER-HERALD REPORTER BECKLEY, W.Va. — On the same day that Senate President Mitch Carmichael promised the demise of legislation aimed at transferring the assets and ownership of one of the state’s medical schools to a private, nonprofit corporation, SB 184’s primary sponsor — Sen. Craig Blair[Read More…]

Senator Capito discusses Women’s History Month and her actions to honor and protect women. She also highlights an executive order signed by the president this week that will positively impact jobs in West Virginia.   Weekly Address to West Virginians March 3, 2017 Hello – I’m Senator Shelley Moore Capito.   I[Read More…]