Zoom Book Talk set for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ; Register to get the link WV Press Release Sharing SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — State governments are the place where the real battle for democracy is taking place, according to Professor David Pepper in his book Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake Up Call[Read More…]
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Asher Agency, WVU Today, Clay Center, Auge Gray Drake Collective Works, Auto Round-Up Publications earn top honors WV Press News Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — “Amazing work and entries.” That’s the description West Virginia Press Association Executive Director Don Smith used for the submissions to the first WV Press Associate Member Contest.[Read More…]
West Virginia House energy panel approves bill to lessen regulations on advanced recycling
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House Energy and Manufacturing Committee moved forward a bill geared toward easing advanced recycling Tuesday. The bill the committee signed off on Tuesday, House Bill 4084, would clarify that the state does not consider advanced recycling to be solid[Read More…]
Noting work-related expenses eat up most of minimum wage workers’ pay, West Virginia Legislative Democrats call for raising minimum wage, pay fairness, cost-of-living adjustments
WV Press News Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Senators Rich Lindsay, D-8th, and Hannah Geffert, D-16th, and Delegate Cody Thompson, D-43rd, held a press conference on Tuesday to discuss a plan by the Democrat minority at the West Virginia Legislature to provide pay fairness in West Virginia. The three legislators[Read More…]
West Virginia House committee pushes forward mental hygiene bill for inmates
By Courtney Hessler, The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill pushed forward in the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday would take some workload caused by mental hygiene orders off local sheriffs’ departments. House Bill 3043 would allow county sheriffs to enter into agreements with the West Virginia Department of Corrections[Read More…]
Parking meters removed in Welch, W.Va., garage opened to public
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph WELCH, W.Va. — Finding a place to park has often been a challenge in downtown Welch, but removing parking meters and opening an historic parking garage is making this less of a chore. Parking meters have been removed, Mayor Harold McBride said Tuesday. “We[Read More…]
West Virginia House Committee votes against repealing certificate of need
By Steven Allen Adams, The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After many years and several attempts to get the item placed on a committee agenda, lawmakers in the West Virginia House of Delegates voted down a repeal of the state’s Certificate of Need law. The House Health and Human Resources Committee[Read More…]
Communities of Healing Employers and Workers Find Common Ground
Deadline for more employers to join third training cohort is Feb. 14 BECKLEY, W.Va. – Two employers participating in the Communities of Healing (COH) recovery to work program – Appalachian Furnishings in Rock View and Pinheads in Oak Hill – have found a rich pool of hard-working, passionate employees who[Read More…]
Media Advisory: Gov. Justice and WV GameChanger to announce addition of Greenbrier East/West High Schools to substance misuse prevention program
Media event set for Wednesday at 10 a.m. WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice will announce the addition of Greenbrier East High School and Greenbrier West High School to WV GameChanger’s student-powered opioid and substance misuse prevention education program. The program is the first of its kind and results[Read More…]
Nuclear prohibition repeal passes West Virginia Legislature
By Steven Allen Adams, The Weirton Daily Times CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill doing away with the prohibition on nuclear power plant construction in West Virginia finished legislative action Monday and headed to the desk of Gov. Jim Justice. The House of Delegates passed Senate Bill 4 on Monday morning[Read More…]
