The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP, PELOSI REMAIN FAR APART ON BORDER WALL ISSUE House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has declared[Read More…]
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Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Friday, Feb. 1
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 24th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: Food and Farm Coalition, Upper House Rotunda Cybersecurity Day, (BRIM/State Privacy Office/Office of Technology), Upper Senate Rotunda; WV Physical Therapy Association Day at the Legislature. SENATE: Senate to convene at 11 a.m. On[Read More…]
WV fails on state tobacco control in every aspect, ALA finds
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is failing to reduce and prevent tobacco use in virtually every aspect, according to a state-by-state assessment published Wednesday by the American Lung Association. The state received one of the lowest scores in the nation in the ALA’s 17th annual[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, January 31
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WATCHDOG ISSUES SOBERING REPORT ON AFGHANISTAN As the U.S. pursues peace in the war-torn country,[Read More…]
Media Alert: West Virginia, national education data, graphics available to assist with coverage of Education Reform Act
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — To assist media following today’s West Virginia Senate’s discussion and references on Senate Bill 451, comprehensive education reform, the West Virginia Press Association is sharing a link and data from Nations Report Card (NAEP) website. Here is the link to the report andWest Virginia data sheets are listed[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Thursday, Jan. 31
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019 23th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities:Christian Home Education Association Day, Upper House and Upper Senate Rotundas. SENATE: Senate to convene at 9 a.m. On The Agenda The Senate will resolve into the Committee of the Whole[Read More…]
W.Va. House Government Organization Committee votes to amend HB 2728
By Erica Young West Virginia Press Association Capitol Reporter CHARLESTON, W.VA — HB 2728 was amended Wednesday, but it was not an easy process. HB 2728, if passed, will establish the Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program (set to end in June of 2019) as a permanent program. Charleston, Huntington,[Read More…]
AFT-WV union president suggests holding off on school walkouts
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The president of West Virginia’s arm of the American Federation of Teachers union suggested at a meeting of educators Tuesday evening holding off on walkouts or strikes, although some school workers vocally questioned this strategy as state senators rush a sweeping education[Read More…]
Charter schools uncharted territory in West Virginia
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — The issue of charter schools in West Virginia remains uncharted territory in the state, but the Legislature is seeking to explore it. An omnibus education bill currently being considered by lawmakers contains provisions to allow charter schools in the[Read More…]
