In West Virginia, the media cannot be played
KELLI CASEMAN Does journalism have a fourth wall? The fourth wall is a concept usually reserved for film, theater, and fiction — a convention that imagines a wall between actors…
National Guard no longer staffing state’s jails and prisons, official says
BY: LORI KERSEY Nearly two years after a state of emergency was issued over staffing levels in West Virginia’s correctional facilities, the West Virginia National Guard is no longer staffing…
Cabell County Board of Education’s proposed levy a slap in the face to libraries, parks
ANNA CHENOWETH Nine months ago, I penned an open letter to the Cabell County Board of Education. I implored the members — Superintendent Ryan Saxe, Mary Neely, Rhonda Smalley, Coy Miller, Alyssa…
Unemployment, raw milk bills become law without governor’s signature
BY: LORI KERSEY WV WATCH Gov. Jim Justice has allowed two bills — one restructuring the state’s unemployment benefit program and another allowing the sale of raw milk — to…
Organizers urge ‘no’ on May Cabell school levy in hope of further negotiation, collaboration
Advocates say they hope to see a better option presented to voters in November while school leaders stay steadfast in support of May excess levy BY: CAITY COYNE In light…
Medical professionals call on Justice to veto school vaccine bill
HB 5105 would allow private and parochial schools to develop their own vaccine policies BY: LORI KERSEY As a bill that would loosen West Virginia’s school vaccine requirements heads to…
The 2024 regular session is over. Here’s a look at some of what died before adjournment
Of more than 2,500 bills introduced, just under 11% were sent to the governor’s deskBY: CAITY COYNE, AMELIA FERRELL KNISELY AND LORI KERSEY While the last few days of the…
EDUCATION GOVERNMENT Elementary school discipline bill, aimed at helping teachers remove violent students, moves forward
The House is advancing a Senate’s bill meant to bolster elementary teachers’ authority to remove aggressive, violent or threatening children from their classrooms BY: AMELIA FERRELL KNISELY After two separate…
W.Va. House passes bill concerning obscenity in libraries, museums
BY: LORI KERSEY The Republican-led West Virginia House of Delegates on Friday passed a bill that would open librarians to criminal penalties for showing obscene materials to minors. After nearly an…
House Health advances Senate bill to improve oversight at recovery residences
A similar but more burdensome House bill has been stalled in committee since Feb. 1BY: CAITY COYNE A bill to add more protections for people in recovery residences and promote…