By Kate Mishkin, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Jefferson County judge threw out a lawsuit Friday over Rockwool, the controversial manufacturing plant being built in the county, with both sides declaring victory. The lawsuit, filed in November, had said the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreement was unconstitutional and that Rockwool should[Read More…]
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Guy Simmons named W.Va. Adopt-A-Highway Volunteer of the Year
Guy Simmons Named Adopt-A-Highway Volunteer of the Year CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s (WVDEP) Adopt-A-Highway program and Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan (REAP), in conjunction with the state Department of Highways, named St. Clara resident Guy Simmons as its 2019 Adopt-A-Highway Volunteer of the Year Saturday at[Read More…]
W.Va. Gov. Justice establishing state Complete Count Committee in preparation for 2020 US Census
Press Release from the Governor’s Office: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice this week announced that, as part of ongoing preparations for the upcoming 2020 US Census, plans to establish a Complete Count Committee are being finalized. Complete Count Committees (CCC) are volunteer committees – established by state or local[Read More…]
New Media Investment Group to acquire Gannett
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — New Media Investment Group Inc. and Gannett Co., Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which New Media will acquire Gannett for a combination of cash and stock. EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this article incorrectly listed three West Virginia newspapers as impacted by[Read More…]
Plans moving forward for ethane storage in Monroe County, Ohio
ROBERT A. DEFRANK, For The Intelligencer WOODSFIELD, Ohio — The plan to store natural gas liquids in underground salt caverns along the Ohio River, about 12 miles south of a proposed ethane cracker plant in the Dilles Bottom area of Shadyside, may soon become a reality. David Hooker, president of[Read More…]
W.Va. Treasurer’s office returns $14.8 million to rightful owners in FY 2019
W.Va. county-by-county numbers released CHARLESTON – State Treasurer John Perdue’s Unclaimed Property Division returned $14.8 million in claims to rightful owners in fiscal year 2019, with Kanawha County leading the county-by-county breakdown with $2.2 million returned to residents. Unclaimed property is any financial asset from which an individual has become unintentionally[Read More…]
W.Va. GOP Delegates pledge to protect Second Amendment rights
Release from the W.Va. House of Delegates: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A group of Republican delegates Thursday vowed to stand firm to protect West Virginians’ Second Amendment rights. The pledge comes in response to yesterday’s announcement by two Democrat delegates, who announced they intend to introduce gun control legislation in the state[Read More…]
Gov. Justice: W.Va. revenue surplus provides millions of dollars to Medicaid and Rainy Day Fund
Press Release from the Office of the Governor: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice announced Thursday that West Virginia’s adjusted FY2019 General Revenue surplus total of $36.8 million will be used to provide a multimillion-dollar boost to both West Virginia’s Medicaid program and the state’s Rainy Day emergency reserve fund.[Read More…]
W.Va. Secretary of State Warner appointed co-chair of national NASS Elections Committee
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The National Association of Secretaries of State has announced that West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner and Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar have been appointed National Co-Chairs of the NASS Elections Committee by NASS President and Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. “I am extremely[Read More…]
WVU Expert: ‘Red flag’ laws would be upheld under court challenge
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A West Virginia University law professor believes ‘red flag’ laws, if challenged in court, would be upheld. John Taylor, Jackson Kelly Professor of Law in the College of Law, calls the proposals being floated in the wake of the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton “compromise measures.” NOTE: West[Read More…]
