By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The legislature’s House Committee on Economic Development and Tourism advanced seven bills on Tuesday – most of which focus on attracting new businesses to the state through varying taxation laws. The first bill advanced, House Bill 3403, would provide both personal[Read More…]
Latest News
New West Virginia Statewide Parkinson’s Disease Registry receives planning grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new West Virginia Parkinson’s disease (PD) registry has taken a big step forward with the announcement of a planning grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), the world’s largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson’s disease research. The announcement was made[Read More…]
WVDNR stocks 72 waters during week of Feb. 13–17
Anglers are reminded to purchase a 2023 fishing license and trout stamp SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced on Monday that the following waters were stocked during the week of Feb. 13–17: Trout stocking updates are also posted online at WVdnr.gov/fish-stocking. For a list of stocking locations,[Read More…]
At the WV Legislature: House Committee on Finance advances six bills to reallocate state funds
By Matt Young, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A total of six bills relating to the reallocation of funding were advanced Monday, during an expedited meeting of the House Committee on Finance. HB 3013, which seeks to authorize Jefferson County Commissioners to levy a “special district excise tax,” was[Read More…]
Media Advisory: Nursery and Landscape Association hosting Winter Symposium Wednesday at Embassy Suites in Charleston
WV Press Release Sharing Charleston, W.Va. – The West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association is holding its Winter Symposium, “Growing A Great Landscape,” from 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Charleston. Two tracks of programming featuring national and regional expert speakers[Read More…]
Opinion: West Virginia ratepayers are not paying for the FirstEnergy bribery scandal in Ohio
By Charlotte Lane, chair West Virginia Public Service Commission You may have heard about the FirstEnergy bribery scandal in Ohio. Federal prosecutors have accused the former speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives of leading a FirstEnergy supported effort to pass a billion dollar bailout of its nuclear plants. As[Read More…]
Gee highlights service, students and changes in higher education during WVU Board of Governors meeting
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — “Service is not only one of our WVU Values, it reflects our commitment to the people of West Virginia as an R1, land-grant institution,” West Virginia University President Gordon Gee told Board of Governors members during their regular meeting Friday, Feb. 17. Gee highlighted several programs spanning the WVU System focused on helping people[Read More…]
Form Energy Could Provide Billions in Economic Impact
The Form Energy battery manufacturing facility proposed for Weirton could have an annual economic impact of more than $155 million, according to officials with West Virginia University’s John Chambers College of Business and Economics.The report, compiled by Christiadi, Ph.D., and John Deskins, Ph.D., using data provided by the West Virginia[Read More…]
BHS Auditorium Named in Honor of Former Music Teacher
The Brooke High School auditorium soon will be named for a long-time music teacher and choir director at the school.The Brooke County Board of Education has agreed to name the facility in honor of Richard W. “Rick” Taylor at the request of Roy James, one of many students who received[Read More…]
Weld Introduces Bill to Help Vets Get Low Interest Loans for Homes
Senate Majority Whip Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, has introduced a bill Tuesday that would create a new home loan program for veterans that will help them purchase their first home in West Virginia at reduced mortgage rates.Senate Bill 616 would create the West Virginia Veterans’ Home Loan Mortgage Program Act of[Read More…]