West Virginia lawmakers are considering opening public and school libraries up to felony charges for the display or dissemination of obscene material. Librarians are pushing back, questioning how such a […]
Author: Brad McElhinny, WVMetroNews.com
School choice requires more funds
CHARLESTON — A couple of programs related to “school choice” policies could call for millions of dollars more in state spending in the coming year. The state treasurer has told […]
Bill takes aim at election changes
CHARLESTON — Delegates Monday advanced a bill specifying the Legislature has the ability to bring legal actions against state government officials who make or attempt unauthorized changes in state election […]
Justice says he is flexible if bigger teacher pay raises are advanced by legislators
Gov. Jim Justice indicated flexibility if lawmakers choose a pay raise for educators at a higher price tag than he’s already advocated. “There’s plenty of wiggle room in mine,” Justice […]
State GOP postpones meeting about closing primaries
CHARLESTON — With the state pounded by snow, West Virginia GOP has postponed a meeting that could have included a vote on closing primary voting to party members only. That […]
Justice helicopter grounded
CHARLESTON — A federal judge has ordered a helicopter owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family’s companies to be grounded and prepared for sale to satisfy debt. U.S. District […]
Delegates hear Corrections situation improving
CHARLESTON — The state Corrections commissioner told lawmakers Thursday that a staffing crisis has started to ease and that National Guard support has begun to be drawn down. Corrections Commissioner […]
Pay raises for educators not a done deal
CHARLESTON — Pay raise bills for West Virginia educators passed their first committee hurdle with a more ambitious proposal than what had been publicly discussed up to now, but there’s […]
Tax credit could be an incentive to keep physicians in West Virginia
CHARLESTON — Senate Majority Leader Tom Takubo, who is also a pulmonologist, supports a bill that would establish a tax credit for physicians who locate to West Virginia to practice […]
Courts ask for $160M budget
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s court system is asking for $160,244,954 for the coming fiscal year, an amount that reflects increased costs — but that also might require more. Last year, […]
