By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS Ogden Newspapers CHARLESTON — West Virginians have some strong opinions on the state’s business climate and how their government operates, according to polling from a conservative think tank. The Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy based in Charleston has released two polls over the last two months[Read More…]
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Editorial: Abandoned coal mines could prove to be gold for West Virginia
From The Exponent Telegram of Clarksburg: Generations of mining have left scars on West Virginia’s landscape, but new initiatives and federal funding may help heal some of those scars and create needed jobs in some of the most depressed parts of the state. Case in point is a new meat[Read More…]
Jefferson delegate Moore files pre-candidacy papers for 2020 W.Va. treasurer race
By Lacie Pierson The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A lame-duck Republican delegate from Jefferson County on Tuesday announced his interest in candidacy for state treasurer, the only elected state-level office currently occupied by a Democrat. West Virginia House Delegate Riley Moore filed pre-candidacy papers for the 2020 election with[Read More…]
Editorial: Facebook just like any other big company
From The Charleston Gazette-Mail: Turns out Facebook, the revolutionary social media network that insisted it is different from older industries, made some not-so-revolutionary decisions when its stock and public perception suffered a dip. When it became known the Russians were operating a large-scale, fake news campaign on the social media[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, November 21
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP DEFIANT OVER SAUDI NON-ACTION In not punishing Riyadh over a journalist’s killing, the president[Read More…]
WV Treasurer’s Office: WVABLE accounts make future brighter for people with disabilities
Release from the West Virginia State Treasurer: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The future is uncertain and we embrace it the best we can. For people with disabilities, take the uncertainty and multiply it. Whether developmental or physical or some combination thereof, people with disabilities face health, financial and social obstacles which[Read More…]
Applications available for W.Va. Supreme Court vacancy and 19th Judicial Circuit vacancy
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission will receive applications immediately for the recent vacancy on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, occurring on November 12, 2018. The deadline for applications and for submittal of letters of recommendation is December 3, 2018. Interviews will be held on December 11,[Read More…]
Judge takes no action on motion to dismiss filed in China energy suit; asks parties to narrow FOIA search
MORGANTOWN — Judge Russell Clawges took no action on a motion by WVU to dismiss a lawsuit filed by nonprofit Appalachian Mountain Advocates Inc., involving a rejected Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Clawges took the motion under advisement and gave WVU seven days to file a brief with additional[Read More…]
With good hunting conditions, WV’s opening-day buck kill almost on par with last year’s
By John McCoy The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s deer hunters couldn’t have asked for better conditions to open the 2018 buck firearm season. The day dawned clear and cool, and deer appeared to be paying more attention to each other than they were to the 300,000 orange-clad[Read More…]
