By Steven Allen Adams, The Inter-Mountain CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Senate Finance Committee signed off on its version of Gov. Jim Justice’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year with some changes while keeping the final price tag the same as the governor’s. Senate Bill 250, the budget bill for[Read More…]
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WVU College of Media launches new graduate certificate for media entrepreneurs
WV Press Release Sharing MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A new graduate certificate option at West Virginia University is the only program in the country where students develop specific skills and tools that prepare them to lead or launch a news outlet. Housed in the Reed College of Media, the Media Solutions and Innovation[Read More…]
Opinion: The Employer Childcare Tax Credit will make West Virginia a family friendly place to live and work
WV Press Release Sharing By John B. McCuskey West Virginia State Auditor West Virginia is uniquely positioned to begin rebuilding our population with young families who are searching for a lifestyle that makes them better parents, and their children more prepared for success. As we begin the exciting process of[Read More…]
WV House Committee on Pensions and Retirement advances five Senate bills dealing with public employee benefits
By Autumn Shelton, WV Press News Service CHARLESTON, W. Va. – The House Committee on Pensions and Retirement recommended five Senate bills for passage during a brief meeting on Monday. The first bill recommended by the committee was Senate Bill 442. This bill had been passed unanimously by the Senate on[Read More…]
‘Choose life’ license plate bill advances at West Virginia Legislature
By Matt Young, WV Press News Service CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A proposed bill making its way through the West Virginia House of Delegates seeks to add “choose life” to the state’s collection of specialty license plates. SB 91, originally introduced on Jan. 12 by Sen. Patricia Rucker, R-Jefferson, calls for[Read More…]
WV Coal Association issues statement regarding Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments in West Virginia vs EPA
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON W.Va. – Chris Hamilton, President and CEO of the West Virginia Coal Association, offered the following statement following Monday’s oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in West Virginia v Environmental Protection Agency: “This case is about reining in the unchecked power of federal agencies, and specifically[Read More…]
Opinion: WV Senate Bill 420 can help VFDs recruit volunteer members
WV Press Release Sharing By G.T. Parsons West Virginians are accustomed to relying on friends and neighbors during times of need. Our state’s volunteer fire departments — made up of those friends and neighbors — provide a reliable safety net for communities across the state. That safety net, however, is[Read More…]
U.S. Senators Manchin and Capito announce $19.7 million to expand broadband services in West Virginia
Funding will support Logan and Mingo counties’ Fiber to the Premises project and serve more than 12,000 households WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.VA. — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $19.7 million from the U.S. Department of[Read More…]
Local “Hometown Heroes” recognized by West Virginia Can’t Wait
By Erin Cleavenger, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When disaster strikes or problems arise, it is the hometown heroes who are the first to lend a hand in local communities. Across the state, 40 groups and individuals have been named “Hometown Heroes” by West Virginia Can’t Wait, a movement to[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate committee takes up its own bill limiting racial discussions
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. – While a bill in the West Virginia House of Delegates dealing with concepts derived from Critical Race Theory didn’t make it over the finish line last week, a state Senate committee took up a long-dormant bill Monday that[Read More…]
