By Matt Young, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The legislative priorities of West Virginia’s first responders were discussed during this week’s meeting of the Joint Committee on Volunteer Fire[Read More…]
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West Virginia Small Business Development Center names Mark Burdette as program coordinator for West Virginia BusinessLink
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WV SBDC), a division of the West Virginia Department of Economic Development, is excited to announce Mark[Read More…]
WV Legislative Interims: Division of Forestry restricted from enacting or modifying rules, regulations of state’s Managed Timberland Program
By Matt Young, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Legislature’s Post Audits Subcommittee learned Sunday that the Division of Forestry is restricted from enacting or modifying any[Read More…]
WV Legislative Interims: 2022 flood appeals package soon headed to FEMA
By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Just days before the start of West Virginia’s regular legislative session, members of the Interim Joint Committee on Flooding met to[Read More…]
Legislative LookAhead: Couldn’t attend? See videos of all four panels
WV Press News Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association, to assist those who could not attend Friday’s Legislative LookAhead, has compiled the videos from all four panels: Legislative[Read More…]
Legislative LookAhead: Lawmakers must consider ‘demographic cliff’ and declining ‘college-going rate’ when looking at higher education in West Virginia
Expert: Prospective companies want ‘skilled, highly educated workforce’ but lack of teachers, encouragement and costs impact college enrollment By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Education is a[Read More…]
Legislative Lookahead: WVU’s Deskins says West Virginia won’t reach economic prosperity potential unless state gets more people into the workforce
By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia’s continued short-term economic growth remains uncertain for 2023; however, as the 86th Legislature prepares to convene on Wednesday, there[Read More…]
Legislative Lookahead: Education, partnerships said key to developing West Virginia’s workforce
By Matt Young, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — “I’ve been looking for a genie in a lamp for quite some time. I haven’t found that lamp yet. If you[Read More…]
Legislative LookAhead: Education, West Virginia workforce issues to receive legislative attention
By Steven Allen Adams, Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With West Virginia students struggling with reading and math and the state attracting major manufacturers in need of a[Read More…]
Legislative LookAhead: West Virginia Legislature leaders agree on need for tax reform
By Steven Allen Adams, Special for The Journal of Martinsburg CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Leaders of the West Virginia Legislature agree on tax reform, though what that specific tax reform will[Read More…]
