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Judge sides with Parkersburg firefighters in holiday pay dispute
PARKERSBURG – A circuit judge has ruled in favor of Parkersburg firefighters who said they hadn’t properly been paid holiday pay.
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Ohio County employees file three lawsuits about wage and payment issues
WHEELING – Ohio County employees have filed three lawsuits alleging improper wage and payment issues.
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Huntington City Council approves final settlement with firefighters
HUNTINGTON – Huntington City Council has voted to approve the final settlement regarding holiday pay issues with a group of current and former firefighters.
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Senate president doesn't anticipate much change with legislative megamajorities
CHARLESTON – This month’s election didn’t see a red wave nationally, but West Virginia is a different story. And here, it wasn’t so much a red wave as a red tsunami.
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W.Va. Chamber calls Amendment 2 best way to axe vehicle tax
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce supports the passage of Amendment 2, saying it’s the most efficient way to eliminate the vehicle tax in West Virginia.
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W.Va. SOS leading effort to require states to maintain voter records digitally
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner is part of a national effort to preserve election results. Warner and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose are calling for states to pass legislation requiring the maintenance of digital, publicly accessible voter records.
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State certificate of need laws harm patients, report says
CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s certificate of need laws harm patients and deter millions of dollars in health care investment in the state, according to a report released today.
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Judge denies injunction to keep Senate, Capitol Police from stopping recordings
CHARLESTON – A Kanawha Circuit Court judge says state Senate leaders and Capitol Police didn’t cause a Greenbrier County woman undue harm when she was threatened with arrest for recording Senate debate about abortion legislation.
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Delegate refiles civil suit for 'racist, hateful' threats made against her
CHARLESTON – A member of the House of Delegates has refiled a lawsuit regarding “violent, racist, hateful and intimidating” emails and social media posts aimed at her was the “modern-day digital equivalent of burning a cross in (her) front yard.”
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Woman says authorities kept her from filming state Senate abortion debate
CHARLESTON – Two lawsuits have been filed accusing state officials and employees of violating a Greenbrier County woman’s right to record public government proceedings.
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Morrisey leads another coalition against SEC's 'woke' ESG rule
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a 21-state coalition in filing formal comments regarding a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rule that would add onerous requirements for investment funds that consider Environmental, Social and Governance factors in their investment decisions.
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Capito's efforts kept EPA from getting $45 million for anti-energy regulations
WASHINGTON – Before the House passage today of the Senate’s $750 billion Biden-backed health care, tax and climate bill, one provision of the bill drew some extra attention from Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.
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Huntington City Council approves firefighter holiday pay settlement
HUNTINGTON – Huntington City Council has approved a settlement reached regarding holiday pay issues with a group of current and former firefighters.
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Huntington, firefighters come to tentative agreement on holiday pay issues
HUNTINGTON – The City of Huntington and a group of current and former firefighters have reached an agreement in a case regarding holiday pay issues.
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Group of AGs criticize new SEC proposal to require corporate climate change disclosures
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a group of 24 state AGs in filing formal comments about a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission initiative that would require companies to make policy statements not related to financial performance.
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Appeals court vacates challenge involving West Virginia's COVID-19 shutdowns
CHARLESTON — A federal appellate court judge handed down a ruling shutting down challenges to Gov. Jim Justice's COVID-19 shutdowns.
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Beckley pension boards sue state agency to keep current payment methods
BECKLEY – The Beckley police and fire pension boards have sued the state Municipal Pensions Oversight Board, saying it’s asking them to change systems that have worked for years.
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Man seeks removal from sex offender registry
CHARLESTON — A Wood County man is suing the West Virginia State Police alleging he should not be listed as a sex offender in the state.
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Judge merges six school sub cases wanting to stop state from taking back unemployment overpayment
CHARLESTON – The cases of six Northern Panhandle substitute school employees who sued WorkForce West Virginia to stop the agency from recouping any allegedly owed overpayment of unemployment compensation related to the COVID-19 pandemic have been consolidated.
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State Senator files civil suit related to dropped prostitution charge
MOUNDSVILLE – A state Senator who had charges of soliciting prostitution against him dropped has filed a civil lawsuit against the city and police officers involved.