CHARLESTON — Legislative leaders outlined their priorities for the session that begins next week during Friday’s West Virginia Press Association Legislative Lookahead. There was a substantial amount of overlap, with few […]
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Education panel talks reform, teacher pay, absences, charter schools
CHARLESTON — The state schools superintendent and the leaders of the two teacher unions all want to see education improve, but differ on how to move it forward. Superintendent Steve Paine, […]
Panel considers pros and cons and fixes for W.Va. medical cannabis program
CHARLESTON – The state’s medical cannabis program is set to take effect July 1, and a panel of experts addressed what needs to be done to fix flaws in the […]
WVU prof: More inspectors needed to curb growth in black lung cases
MORGANTOWN —Incidence of black lung disease among miners has been increasing since 2000. West Virginia University public health professor Michael McCawley — who served on a panel for the National Academies […]
PACs spend big money on ad time supporting, opposing local candidates
MORGANTOWN — An assortment of political groups spent far more money supporting and opposing local candidates — attempting to influence your vote — than many of the candidates themselves did during the […]
Republican candidates spent less on election; Mon incumbents’ seats flipped in Blue Wave
MORGANTOWN — The so-called Blue Wave that led to a Democrat takeover of the U.S. House of Representatives was barely evident in the West Virginia House of Delegates. Republicans lost […]
Marion Republican incumbent falls to Dem challenger, 1 of 5 seats in state to flip in “Blue Splash”
The so-called Blue Wave that helped switch the majority party in the U.S. House of Representatives was more of a Blue Splash in West Virginia — which saw its House […]
Challengers outspend incumbents in House of Delegates races
MORGANTOWN — Challengers in a couple local House of Delegates races outspent their incumbent opponents but failed to dislodge them. Challengers in a couple others spent less but still got fewer […]
Losing challengers outspend incumbents in Senate races
MORGANTOWN — The challengers in two of three local state Senate races far outspent the incumbents in their unsuccessful election bids. In the third, the spending was close to even, […]
WVU Medicine CEO outlines his vision to more than 300 system leaders
MORGANTOWN — WVU Health System President and CEO Albert Wright offered his vision for the future of the system, and healthcare in the state, to more than 300 system leaders […]
