By Matthew Young, W.Va. News Service CHARLESTON, W.Va. – With West Virginia’s legislative crossover day now having passed, the Senate’s Health and Human Resources Committee met on Thursday for the third time in eight days. On the meeting’s agenda were three bills, all relating to administrative medical practices. The first[Read More…]
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West Virginia Legislature considers bill allowing agencies to divest from Russian entities
By Jess Mancini, The Intelligencer PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A bill allowing authorities to divest from Russian investments has unanimously passed the West Virginia Senate and is in the House of Delegates. Senate Bill 730, entered in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, authorizes state or local spending units with investment[Read More…]
West Virginia House changes governor’s budget to include personal income tax repeal
By Joe Severino, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The House of Delegates Finance Committee unanimously advanced a budget bill Thursday afternoon that makes significant changes to the governor’s requested version. The House version of the budget bill makes room for the projected revenue losses because of the personal income tax[Read More…]
Marion County resident Kip Price named West Virginia ‘History Hero’
By Savanna Shriver, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. − A Monongah man who has for years advocated for veterans and veterans issues is one of West Virginia’s newest History Heroes. West Virginia Archives and History in Charleston named Kip Price a History Hero on Feb. 24 in conjunction with a[Read More…]
Bill would monitor long-term effects of substance use disorder treatment
By Courtney Hessler, The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates on Thursday approved a Senate bill that would create a pilot project to review the effect substance use disorder treatment programs have on patients up to three years after they are discharged. Senate Bill 419 creates[Read More…]
First Tee registration for 2022 outdoor programs opens Monday at noon
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — First Tee – West Virginia is once again offering young people, ages 5-18, an opportunity to develop, through golf and character education, life-enhancing values such as honesty, integrity, and sportsmanship. First Tee registration for 2022 outdoor programs opens Monday, March 7, at noon “The West Virginia Golf Association[Read More…]
Media Advisory: WVU can provide newspapers, media outlets with numerous expert perspectives on Russia-Ukraine war
WVUToday MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University, through it’s WVUToday news and resource service, has issued the following media advisory: West Virginia University has more than two dozen experts who can offer insights into different aspects of the Russia-Ukraine war, including faculty and students who have lived in Ukraine. Below is a[Read More…]
Overdose deaths on the decline in West Virginia
By Jess Mancini, The Intelligencer PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Overdose deaths in West Virginia are trending downward and there’s a correlation with the hopefully waning days of the pandemic, according to a state health official on Wednesday. The Office of Drug Control Policy in the West Virginia Department of Health and[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate approves anti-CRT bill and bill to prohibit abortions of unborn children with Down syndrome
By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The state Senate on Wednesday approved bills dealing with Critical Race Theory in schools and abortions of unborn children with Down syndrome. Wednesday was Crossover Day, when all bills had to pass out of their house of origin to remain alive. SB[Read More…]
Caperton investor group bringing salmon farm to Appalachia
By Jessica Farrish, The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Austin Caperton, a former member of Gov. Jim Justice’s administration and a Beckley businessman with a coal mining background, has founded and is launching Appalachian Salmon, a land-based aquaculture project that will provide the North American market with sustainably sourced Coho salmon.[Read More…]
