Release from TechConnect: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Four West Virginia women have been selected to receive Mary Anne Ketelsen STEM Scholarship awards, announced Anne Barth, executive director of TechConnect West Virginia. The awards were given to students seeking to further their education for careers in the oil and gas industry. Scholarship[Read More…]
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Coalition pushes legislature to use Rescue Act Funds to help smokers quit
Says Action is a MUST if Tobacco Tax Increase is Passed Release from the Coalition for Tobacco-Free West Virginia: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A statewide public health coalition today said state leaders MUST provide funding to help people who smoke quit especially if the legislature passes a $1 per pack increase[Read More…]
U.S. Senator Manchin: American Rescue Plan proof Congress can compromise
By Joselyn King, The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin says compromise and progress are possible in Congress, and the “American Rescue Plan” stimulus package passed this year stands as proof. Manchin, D-West Virginia, joined West Virginia Auditor J.B. McCuskey, a Republican, in Wheeling on Thursday to answer questions from[Read More…]
Senate personal income tax bill on way to West Virginia House
By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An agreement was reached Wednesday evening in the state Senate on a bill to eventually end the personal income tax, but getting it through the House may be a hill too steep to climb. The version approved by the Senate by[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate approves transgender athlete bill in close vote, sends it back to House
By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Senate spent about 90 minutes on Thursday debating what’s been dubbed the transgender athlete and passed it on a relatively close vote 18-15. Five Republicans sided against it. The Senate rewrite of the bill focuses on biological males participating on female[Read More…]
All eyes on West Virginia House as personal income tax phase-out stays alive
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A day after the West Virginia Senate passed a hybrid version of a personal income tax phase-out incorporating new ideas from Gov. Jim Justice, pressure is on the House of Delegates to keep the bill moving. House Bill[Read More…]
U.S. Senator Manchin touts American Rescue Plan in Morgantown, West Virginia
By Sarah Marino, Times West Virginian MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin traveled the state Thursday to discuss the American Rescue Plan and answer questions about the nearly $4 billion in funds that will go to the state. Marion County is estimated to receive $10.87 million dollars with Fairmont[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate approves solar power purchase agreements bill
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail The West Virginia Senate approved a bill Thursday designed to encourage retail customer investment in solar energy by exempting solar power purchase agreements from the state Public Service Commission’s jurisdiction. In a 33-1 vote, the Senate signed off with little discussion on an amended version[Read More…]
City of Beckley leading way on West Virginia health, exercise programs
By J. Damon Cain, The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The City of Beckley, taking steps in a statewide program to promote and support exercise programs for its employees, was named one of two gold-level communities on Thursday recognized for a commitment to supporting healthy choices. The West Virginia Department of[Read More…]
Budget bill passes West Virginia Senate
By Steven Allen Adams, The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate passed a state budget Wednesday that restored much of the funding cut last week in committee. House Bill 2022, the budget bill, passed 24-10 late Wednesday evening after the Senate amended its version of the budget, Senate[Read More…]