By CASEY JENKINS Weirton Daily Times PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Just a few days after watching Republican President-elect Donald Trump take the oath of office, oil and natural gas industry leaders will convene for the 2017 Marcellus-Utica Midstream Conference to discuss potential for business growth. Recently, staff members at the Federal[Read More…]
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Miners frustrated with benefits extension
By DANIEL TYSON The Register-Herald PINEVILLE, W.Va. — Paul Farrington spent his youth digging coal from mines in Wyoming County. Now, the Merle Haggard look-alike is fighting a series of medical problems related to his three decades underground, from diabetes to rheumatoid arthritis. The conditions in mines, he said, are[Read More…]
Marshall’s Marching Thunder headed to Rome
By LACIE PIERSON The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — There’s no place like Rome for the holidays for 81 members of Marshall University’s Marching Thunder. While the rest of the Tri-State will ring in 2017 stateside with friends and family, band members along with 15 friends, family and supporters will be gearing[Read More…]
10 things to know for Monday, Dec. 19
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHO’S MAKING IT OFFICIAL FOR TRUMP Electors are gathering in every state to[Read More…]
Nurse practitioners play new role with end-of-life treatment
Release from the West Virginia Center for End-of-Life Care: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A new law that authorizes nurse practitioners to sign medical orders for end-of-life care is already having a significant impact on ensuring patients’ end-of-life treatment wishes are respected. Since the passage of House Bill 4334, which became effective in June, nurse practitioners have submitted 14 percent of all[Read More…]
State seeing return on tourism dollars, commission says
By Jake Jarvis Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Recent efforts from the state’s Division of Tourism appear to be paying off. A new report found that advertising campaigns from the division are bringing more tourists to West Virginia, tourists who are spending significantly more money. The report, given to the Commission on[Read More…]
Moving the needle on freedom of information – your insights needed for Knight study
The Knight Foundation wants to know what you think about the state of access to public records at the federal and state/local levels. Anyone interested in FOI – journalists, access professionals, librarians and others – is invited to share thoughts. The online survey takes about 15 minutes to complete and will[Read More…]
Speaker Armstead: W.Va. no longer a ‘Judicial hellhole’
From the office of Del. Tim Armstead, speaker of the W.Va. House of Delegates: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – House Speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, today said the aggressive work performed by lawmakers over the past two legislative sessions has once again been recognized nationally with the state remaining off of the American[Read More…]
Justice meets with transition committees in Charleston
By Andrew Brown Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jim Justice met with seven private committees made up of a long list of hand-picked transition advisers Thursday, as the governor-elect continues to plan his incoming administration. Justice previously had appointed the more than 280 people to policy groups covering education, infrastructure, tourism,[Read More…]
Justice hopes to avoid tax hikes, additional budget cuts
By LACIE PIERSON Herald-Dispatch of Huntington CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov.-elect Jim Justice wants to tackle the state’s projected $400 million shortfall for fiscal year 2018 while avoiding tax increases or further budget cuts, he said Thursday, a challenging goal based on current budget projections. Justice answered questions during[Read More…]
