W.Va. House moves bill on state vehicle fleet By Jim Workman West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia may be closer to accounting for all the vehicles in the state fleet. Delegates made strides toward that goal during a House Government Organization Committee on Friday. The committee passed House[Read More…]
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Opinion: West Virginia Forward gaining traction
By Dr. E. Gordon Gee, President, West Virginia University; Dr. Jerome Gilbert, President, Marshall University; and H. Woody Thrasher, Cabinet Secretary, West Virginia Department of Commerce On the heels of Governor Justice’s State of the State address and the start of the Legislative session, many ideas and strategies for[Read More…]
W.Va. Gov. Justice declares ‘happy day’ with PEIA freeze, pending pay hike
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday that West Virginia teachers, school service personnel and other state employees should consider it a “happy day,” with plans progressing to freeze pending Public Employees Insurance Agency health premiums for a year and to give fiscally prudent[Read More…]
Representatives of WVEA, AFT to meet to discuss strike this weekend
By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph/The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A decision on a teachers strike may be made Sunday as representatives of the West Virginia Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers meet in Flatwoods. WVEA president Dale Lee said teachers around the state have voted on whether they would[Read More…]
West Virginia Gov. Justice orders agencies to take his name off letterhead
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A memo requiring all state agencies to remove Gov. Jim Justice’s name and seal from letterhead was the result of social media, the governor said Thursday. The memo was sent out Jan. 25 from Department of Administration Secretary John Myers, who told each state[Read More…]
W.Va. Gov. Justice, Donald Trump bond over fast food love
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — When Gov. Jim Justice stepped into President Donald Trump’s limousine last week when the commander in chief arrived to visit The Greenbrier resort in southern West Virginia, they didn’t talk about the “pork” politicians typically discuss. In fact, the[Read More…]
Wheeling city officials hope Health Plan will lead to cure for vacant buildings
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — From the windows of their four-story headquarters in the 1100 block, nearly 400 employees of The Health Plan cannot help but see multiple vacant buildings, such as the former Chase Bank on Market Street and the city-owned structures on Main[Read More…]
Four finalists to compete Monday in West Virginia University Mountaineer Mascot Cheer-off
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Four finalists will don the buckskins and carry the musket Monday (Feb. 12) in competition to be the 66th West Virginia University Mountaineer Mascot. The cheer-off will be held during the men’s basketball game vs. Texas Christian University at 9 p.m. in the WVU Coliseum. The[Read More…]
Industry reps: Pipeline work available soon in West Virginia
By JoAnn Snoderly NCWV Media CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Hiring is underway for pipeline projects in the state. Tree felling has already started in West Virginia to make way for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which will carry natural gas from Harrison County to Robeson County, North Carolina. Another project, the Mountain[Read More…]
West Virginia DEP approves stormwater permit for Mountaineer Gas pipeline
By KATE SHUNNEY The Morgan Messenger BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection announced today, Wednesday, February 7, that the agency has approved a stormwater discharge permit for work associated with the construction of a 23-mile natural gas pipeline in Morgan and Berkeley counties by Mountaineer[Read More…]
