Sharon Rule Stoops of Little Rock, Ark., passed away Jan. 12, 2023. She was born Jan. 30, 1943, in Weston, and was preceded in death by her parents, Alva W. […]
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A sampling of bills introduced Thursday, Jan. 19
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills introduced on Thursday, Jan. 19. Local sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted.
How text messages and salmon led to an interesting game for WVU forward Jimmy Bell Jr.
MORGANTOWN — It was a rather interesting night for WVU men’s basketball forward Jimmy Bell Jr., both for what he did on the court during the Mountaineers’ 74-65 victory Wednesday […]
Senate Education approves bill to boost student reading skills, test for dyslexia, put trained teaching assistants into grades 1-3 classrooms
MORGANTOWN — Enthusiasm abounded as the Senate Education Committee advanced what they called a “transformational” bill to improve the reading and math skills of the state’s K-3 students. The emotion […]
COLUMN: Chad Scott’s promotion isn’t flashy, but it’s deserved
The internal promotion of Chad Scott from running backs coach to offensive coordinator is not going to excite many WVU fans. With 2023 looking like a true make-or-break season for […]
W.Va. Department of Education eases teacher requirement
In 2015 in West Virginia, some 600 technically non-certified teachers were in front of public school classrooms. That number has now more than doubled, with 1,544 such educators doling out […]
House passes Senate carbon sequestration bill — a key element in hydrogen power production
MORGANTOWN — A Senate bill to allow for carbon sequestration under state lands cleared the House on Thursday and will return to the Senate. SB 162 allows the Division of […]
Senate Finance on tax bill, as it sits: ‘It’s ‘a no-go, D.O.A.’
Delegates sent an income tax cut bill rocketing out on a 95-2 vote toward the Senate, where the Finance Committee chairman says it has no chance of survival. House Finance […]
Governor’s emergency powers at issue again
Lawmakers are back to debating the appropriate duration of the governor’s emergency powers, and delegates are advancing a bill that would give legislators more say-so. How long an emergency declaration […]
COLUMN: WVU manages to change the script in win over TCU
It was a script straight out of Hollywood, but rather than some sci-fi blockbuster, West Virginia’s 74-65 victory against No. 14 TCU on Wednesday was sort of a mixed genre. […]
