In the wake of 14-year-old Kyneddi Miller’s death earlier this year, two of the West Virginia Senate’s top Republicans are calling for a reevaluation — and possible tightening — of the state’s homeschool regulations. Delegate Amy Summers, R-Taylor, chairwoman of the House Committee ...
Students learn how West Virginia’s government works Preston County students and teachers from Terra Alta/East Preston, Aurora, West Preston and South Preston returned from a three-day learning experience in Charleston with the Youth Leadership Association’s 8th Grade Youth & ...
We’re not fans of special legislative sessions (which you already know if you regularly read our editorials). However, every once in a blue moon, they can be justified, and the concurrent May interims and special session showed that they can be done responsibly, without abusing taxpayer ...
MORGANTOWN – Department of Health Facilities Secretary Michael Caruso gave legislators an update last week on the latest effort to come up with some kind of plan for the state's seven hospitals. Caruso was appointed to lead the newly created DHF in May 2023 and updated members of the ...
We have mixed feelings about the special session that ended Tuesday. It could have been worse (à la long, expensive ones of the past), but it could also have been better, considering some of things addressed should have been handled during the regular session. On the one hand, Gov. Jim ...
Legislators tried to learn more on Tuesday about the January incident at Hopemont Hospital that led to a resident's death, and expressed frustration they couldn't get answers. It was the last day of May interims and the members of the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human ...