West Virginia Legislature

ATV deaths down so far this year - Charleston Daily Mail

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:05:00 GMT

With 18 deaths so far this year, safety measures imposed by lawmakers four years ago may be starting to take effect as West Virginia could have one of its lowest all-terrain vehicle death rates in recent years. Despite the improving trend, though ...

Pols trade verbal jabs on summer sessions - Lansing State Journal

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:06:00 GMT

Michigan's full-time Legislature rarely meets in summer, especially in an election year, but that hasn't stopped political games from being played over whether lawmakers should be in session. House Republicans had a news conference last week to ask ...

ATV deaths in state down so far this year - Charleston Gazette

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:50:00 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- With 18 deaths so far this year, safety measures imposed by lawmakers four years ago may be starting to take effect as West Virginia could have one of its lowest all-terrain vehicle death rates in recent years. Despite the ...

John Baer: The Legislature bites you twice - Philadelphia Daily News

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:10:00 GMT

AMONG INSULTS your Legislature foists on taxpayers is the huge cost of protecting itself while under investigation. The tab already is in the millions of dollars, promising to go higher. It's not right and ought to be fixed. First, the background. As ...

Most state legislatures aren't 'full time' - Chicago Tribune

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:44:00 GMT

The National Conference of State Legislatures sorts the 50 state legislatures into categories based on the average proportion of time lawmakers spend in session and in committees, and on constituent service and election campaigns. Here are its ...

Full-time Legislature? Not this summer in Michigan - Daily Tribune

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:39:00 GMT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan's full-time legislature rarely meets in summer, especially in an election year, but that hasn't stopped political games from being played over whether lawmakers should be in session. House Republicans held a news ...

MTR credit rating drops - Review

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:47:00 GMT

CHESTER - MTR Gaming Group Inc., the parent company of Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, must increase earnings by 60 percent to avoid violating the financial covenants of its credit agreement, Standard and Poor's Rating Services announced ...

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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:07:42 GMT

Fay hits Keys economy - Miami Herald

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:37:00 GMT

KEY LARGO --Three years after it was the only place in the nation battered by all four land-falling U.S. hurricanes, the Florida Keys were just starting to seem stable again. Tropical Storm Fay put an end to that illusion. Even if Fay doesn't become ...

A protest that will go up in smoke

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:06:59 GMT

Since July 1 there has been a huge outcry from a vocal minority of bar and mini-casino owners in Kanawha County over the absolute ban on smoking in bars and casinos imposed by the Kanawha-Charleston Health ...

Teachers Staying In W.Va.

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:00:18 GMT

West Virginia teachers' pay still may lag behind that of educators in bordering states, but Northern Panhandle residents who work in education now seem to be opting to teach in the Mountain State.

Teacher loss eases in W.Va. border counties - Herald-Dispatch

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:20:00 GMT

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) ? Incentives and higher gas prices appear to be keeping West Virginia teachers closer to home. School administrators in several border counties say they have fewer unfilled positions this year than in the past. That ...

Council to pay PEIA $2,100 monthly

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:43:12 GMT

A bill of about $2,100 will be paid every month by St. Marys City Council to the PEIA retirement insurance group.

Teachers Staying In W.Va. - Wheeling News-Register

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:26:00 GMT

WHEELING - West Virginia teachers' pay still may lag behind that of educators in bordering states, but Northern Panhandle residents who work in education now seem to be opting to teach in the Mountain State. School administrators in several West ...

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New Trucks to Deliver Meals

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:49:51 GMT

Gov. Joe Manchin along with West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services Commissioner Sandy Vanin presented 17 new hot/cold delivery trucks that will be used to provide meals to West Virginia senior citizens ...

Council to pay PEIA $2,100 monthly - Parkersburg News & Sentinel

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:08:00 GMT

ST. MARYS - A bill of about $2,100 will be paid every month by St. Marys City Council to the PEIA retirement insurance group. During Tuesday's council meeting, City Attorney Keith White said PEIA has offered to reduce the back bill by $4,100 and have ...

School employees lobby for pay raise

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:44:26 GMT

Pay raises for school employees were the hot topic at the Marion County Board of Education meeting Monday.

ATV deaths down so far this year

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:29:26 GMT

Karen Fitzpatrick, M.D. - Charleston Gazette

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:48:00 GMT

FREE HEALTH clinicsWest Virginia are being threatened by new regulations from the West Virginia Board of Pharmacy and they need your help! FREE HEALTH clinics in West Virginia are being threatened by new regulations from the West Virginia Board of ...

A Holiday For Appliances

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:19:18 GMT

The ENERGY STAR sales tax holiday in West Virginia will begin on September first.

Whitt honored at 4-H party - Williamson Daily News

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:50:00 GMT

Head, heart, health and hands all came together Monday evening as the Mingo County 4-H Club held an end of the summer party to thank Mark Whitt, who has worked tirelessly for the young people of the county. Senate Majority Leader H. Truman Chafin (D ...

Teachers opting for Mountain State

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:58:45 GMT

WHEELING West Virginia teachers' pay still may lag behind that of educators in bordering states, but Northern Panhandle residents who work in education now seem to be opting to teach in the Mountain State.

W.Va. GOP nominee says he's willing to quit race

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:21:17 GMT

The Republican running for West Virginia secretary of state wants to withdraw from the race in the hopes that the incumbent will take his place.

Drug Makers? Push Leads to Cancer Vaccines? Fast Rise - The Ledger

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:53:00 GMT

In two years, cervical cancer has gone from obscure killer confined mostly to poor nations to the West?s disease of the moment. Tens of millions of girls and young women have been vaccinated against the disease in the United States and Europe in ...

Residents Fear Drilling Causing Wel.....

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:23:34 GMT

Several North Fork residents are questioning the possibility of water contamination and air pollution caused by the drilling of two natural gas wells in this small community near the Seneca Rocks area of ...

Firms sought to finish toll roads

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:28:37 GMT

MONDAY: We have 2149 guests online and 2 members online PITTSBURGH - The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission hopes to meet next month with companies interested in a partnership to complete a network of toll roads ...

Developer moves on South Charleston fly ash pond shopping plaza - Charleston Daily Mail

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:21:00 GMT

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- THF Realty on Thursday plans to take the next step in its quest to build a new shopping plaza in South Charleston when it asks City Council to designate FMC Corp.'s fly ash pond an economic development district. Andy Boyd ...

Winners all around for TrAIL developments

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT

What a week for Allegheny Energy and its subsidiary, TrAIL Co. And what a week for West Virginia and Marion County.

Senate Bill 722 may cost free health clinics in West Virginia

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Like many diabetics, 58-year-old Pamela Bales of Brushfork needs insulin to control her blood sugar and medications to keep her cholesterol and blood pressure in check.