WVUToday MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University President Gordon Gee sent a letter to University faculty, staff, students and parents on Wednesday (March 1) after Gov. Jim Justice signed Senate Bill 10, the West Virginia Self-Defense Act, into law. Read the letter below and at presidentgee.wvu.edu. Dear West Virginia University Students, Faculty, Staff and[Read More…]

By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A bill to help eliminate distracted driving advanced out of the state legislature’s Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Monday.  This bill, the engrossed committee substitute for HB 2218, which passed the House on Feb. 10, rewrites sections of state code as[Read More…]

By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Seven bills advanced out of the legislature’s Senate Government Organization Committee on Thursday, including one discussing possible locality pay for correctional officers, one that amends the sales prices for publicly auctioned lands, and one relating to raising the surcharge on fire[Read More…]

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…]

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…]

By Matt Young, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The House Committee on Economic Development and Tourism, on Tuesday, advanced five bills, including SB 160 – which resulted in over an hour of debate regarding the merits of eminent domain for creating or enhancing rail trails.  As explained by House[Read More…]

WVUToday MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Public Education Collaborative, in partnership with West Virginia University and the West Virginia Department of Education, is working to make West Virginia a destination for new teachers. Amid a critical teacher shortage, a team of education experts from the three organizations is exploring a new approach to[Read More…]

By Matt Young, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – W.Va. State Auditor John “JB” McCuskey, several state legislators and representatives from AARP-WV, in a press conference on Tuesday, announced the creation of a “restitution assistance fund” to provide partial financial relief to scam victims.  “We all know that people receive[Read More…]