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A tale of four governors
By CHRIS DICKERSON CHARLESTON – West Virginia Day is approaching. The formation of our state was a battle, and state Supreme Court Justice Allen H. -
A tale of four governors
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Day is approaching. -
Almost everyone is lauding this new law
It may take a while for the people at the West Virginia Association for Justice to acknowledge the numerous benefits that Senate Bill 411 will provide to the citizens of our state, assuming that some plaintiffs’ asbestos attorneys are capable of putting the public good above personal interests. -
Morrisey's petition against EPA rule denied
WASHINGTON – West Virginia’s move to have a federal court review the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan has been denied. The ruling, filed Tuesday in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, was a 3-0 decision. -
Morrisey's petition against EPA rule denied
WASHINGTON – West Virginia’s move to have a federal court review the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan has been denied. -
Tinder named first recipient of national excellence award
FROM STAFF REPORTS CHARLESTON – Thomas R. -
PERSONNEL FILE: Tinder named first recipient of national excellence award
CHARLESTON – Thomas R. Tinder, executive director of the West Virginia Bar Foundation, is the recipient of the inaugural National Conference of Bar Foundations Excellence Award. -
Making a map for better cyber access
By SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO WASHINGTON – Kelly Surveying, a small business with offices throughout West Virginia, has been providing engineering, surveying and inspection services throughout West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania for 20 years. With several offices and employees, Kelly Surveying depends on the internet to communicate and share documents with staff for new construction projects and to provide immediate response in the event of a mine disaster. Like many West Virginia businesses, Kell -
Making a map for better cyber access
WASHINGTON – Kelly Surveying, a small business with offices throughout West Virginia, has been providing engineering, surveying and inspection services throughout West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania for 20 years. -
Governor wants Common Core lawsuit dismissed
By KYLA ASBURY MARTINSBURG – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, the Department of Administration and Secretary Jason Pizatella have filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit against them and other state officials that was filed by a state House of Delegates member seeking to repeal the Common Core education standards. "Delegate Michael Folk claims that the State's participation in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium violates the Constitution," the June 1 motion to dismiss states. -
Asbestos trust transparency bill now law in W.Va.
By CHRIS DICKERSON CHARLESTON – A key piece of tort reform legislation passed and signed earlier this year now is state law. Senate Bill 411, also known as the Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust Claims Transparency Act and the Asbestos and Silica Claims Priorities Act, took effect Tuesday, 60 days after being signed by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. The measure, which was sponsored by Kanawha County Republican Senator Tom Takubo, establishes legal standards and procedures for the handling of certain asbestos -
Asbestos trust transparency bill now law in W.Va.
CHARLESTON – A key piece of tort reform legislation passed and signed earlier this year now is state law. -
Governor wants Common Core lawsuit dismissed
MARTINSBURG – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, the Department of Administration and Secretary Jason Pizatella have filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit against them and other state officials that was filed by a state House of Delegates member seeking to repeal the Common Core education standards. -
State senators suggest I-81 tolls to boost highway funds
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'Trinket bill' is now law
By KYLA ASBURY CHARLESTON – A bill that bans elected state officials from using trinkets paid with taxpayer dollars is now law. House Bill 2457, which was passed during the most recent legislative session, went into effect this week. -
'Trinket bill' is now law
CHARLESTON – A bill that bans elected state officials from using trinkets paid with taxpayer dollars is now law. -
State senators suggest I-81 tolls to boost highway funds
CHARLESTON – Two Republican West Virginia state senators are suggesting adding a toll to a stretch of interstate in the state’s eastern Panhandle to shore up lacking federal highway funds. -
The Three Mountaineer Musketeers
Our two U.S. senators and our state attorney general are standing up against the bureaucratic tyrants in Washington who want to smother our coal industry with red tape. -
Morrisey leads water quality support letter
CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that West Virginia leads a letter on behalf of 14 states encouraging the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to pass the Federal Water Quality Protection Act addressing the unlawful rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers defining “waters of the United States.” -
West Virginia's first Workforce Summit
CHARLESTON – Earlier this month, I was proud to welcome West Virginians from across the state to the state’s first Workforce Summit — a comprehensive review of West Virginia’s past, present and future workforce development efforts.