CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Delegate Joshua Nelson (R-Boone) will propose legislation intending to limit the ability of the Public Service Commission to approve rate-hikes from electric companies that would be made in anticipation of complying with federal regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, before it would actually become[Read More…]
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Capito: Misguided carbon mandates detrimental to West Virginia
“Let’s be clear – the president’s proposed plan will leave lasting damage on West Virginia’s already struggling economy. This rule is the product of an administration that is more focused on its legacy than the livelihoods of countless American families and communities who cannot afford fewer jobs and higher energy[Read More…]
Gov. Tomblin, Congressional delegation announce $20 million research grant
State has received more than $60 million in EPSCoR funding since 2001 CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, along with Representatives David McKinley, Alex Mooney and Evan Jenkins, today announced the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a highly-competitive $20 million[Read More…]
Capito highlights benefits of transportation bill in West Virginia
Senate Achieved Major Milestone with Passage of Long-Term Transportation Funding Bill NITRO, W.Va. – On Monday, August 3, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) held a press conference at the UPS Terminal in Nitro, West Virginia highlighting the Senate’s passage of a six-year transportation funding bill, known as the DRIVE Act,[Read More…]
Morrisey, Jenkins comment on Cabell Huntington, St. Mary’s antitrust agreement
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., held a joint press conference Friday morning to discuss the antitrust agreement filed by the Attorney General’s Antitrust Division in the acquisition of St. Mary’s Medical Center by Cabell Huntington Hospital. “This agreement sets out a series of[Read More…]
WV Coal Association responses to EPA’s Power Plan
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Obama Administration today, Aug. 3, formally published the EPA’s final regulations governing carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. The West Virginia Coal Association says the regulations will endanger hundreds of power plants around the nation, raise the electric bills to the point of creating energy poverty for[Read More…]
WVBIC denounces EPA Clean Power Plan
Business, Industry leaders requesting Gov. Tomblin reject plan CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Obama Administration’s announced adoption today (Aug. 3) of a revised and even more stringent Clean Power Plan will further speed the erosion of West Virginia’s economy and lead to higher electric bills for state consumers and businesses, representatives of the[Read More…]
WVPA Convention 2015 offering editors, reporters valuable opportunity
Panel to discuss ‘A Reporter’s 10-Step Guide to Finding Good Stories’ CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Some say the best stories are those that haven’t yet been told. If you ask Nanya Friend, West Virginia Press Association news editor and former Charleston Daily Mail publisher and editor, she’ll tell you ideas are[Read More…]
11th consecutive reduction in workers’ comp rates will save employers additional $43 million
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia employers will see a projected $43 million reduction in workers’ compensation premiums in the coming year after the 11th consecutive reduction in rates was announced by Gov. Early Ray Tomblin today, July 31. Tomblin also announced West Virginia employers have seen a savings of more than $323[Read More…]
Manchin votes to fund transportation and highway projects
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) voted in support of two bills on Thursday, July 30 that will ensure funding for transportation and highway projects across West Virginia. Manchin voted to pass the House’s 3-month extension in order to avoid the July 31funding lapse. He also voted to pass the Developing[Read More…]
