In posts to various social media outlets on Thursday, Brian Butcher announced he resigned from the Rainbow House board of directors on Monday, March 25, citing consistent threats being made against him and other board members as one of the main reasons. “I have come to this decision ...
An organization representing senior citizens is praising Gov. Jim Justice for signing a bill phasing out state taxes on Social Security benefits. “We thank the governor for signing this legislation, and we thank the Legislature for taking action to put more money into the pockets of ...
A controversial bill affecting West Virginia’s unemployment system is now law after Gov. Jim Justice took no action on it. The governor had until midnight Wednesday to sign or veto dozens of bills. By about 5:30 p.m., the governor’s office sent out a statement saying he had taken ...
Lawmakers who supported a bill with exceptions to West Virginia’s school vaccination policies predict it will be back next year and bigger than ever. “If I have any say in it, absolutely,” said Sen. Patricia Rucker, R-Jefferson. Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday vetoed a bill ...
Gov. Jim Justice vetoed a bill loosening vaccination requirements in some schools, drawing praise from health care organizations. “Since this legislation was passed, I have heard constant, strong opposition to this legislation from our State’s medical community,” Justice wrote in his veto message. “The overwhelming majority that have voiced their opinion believe that this legislation will do irreparable harm by crippling childhood immunity to diseases such as mumps and measles. West Virginia historically has seen very few instances of these diseases, specifically because ...
MORGANTOWN – On May 7, 2021, the Columbia natural gas pipeline was temporarily shut down by a ransomware attack. That attack, and the ever-present vulnerability of our computer systems was on the minds of a group of panelists Wednesday during the seventh annual Focus Forward symposium, ...
