Raw Milk Bill Moves Ahead
After a veto last year, the push to let West Virginians drink raw milk through animal-sharing agreements is regaining steam. On Friday, the state Senate voted 22-12 on the raw milk bill, sending the...
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Traffic Fatalies Down in 2015
The West Virginia State Police say traffic fatalities in the state continued to decline in 2015, down from 337 killed in 2012 to 270 in 2015. Troopers with the Governor’s Highway Safety Program attribute...
Right-to-Work Bill Passes
The state legislature has cleared a push to make West Virginia the 26th right-to-work state. The House passed the bill opposed by unions Thursday by a 54-46 margin, with several Republicans voting no. The...
Lawmakers Repeal Prevailing Wage
Amid union opposition, the Republican-led Legislature has voted to repeal West Virginia’s prevailing wage for public construction projects. The Senate’s 18-16 party-line vote Thursday sends the bill to Democratic Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin for...
Freedom Industries Learns Sentence as a Company
Freedom Industries has been sentenced to the maximum possible penalty on pollution charges. But a federal judge in Charleston said his sentence Thursday of a $900,000 fine and five years’ probation for Freedom Industries...
Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Tax Crimes
An assistant prosecutor in McDowell County has pleaded guilty to a federal tax crime committed while working in private practice. Acting U.S. Attorney Carol Casto says 38-year-old Jason Ray Grubb of Beaver entered the...
Downtown Development Project Under Consideration
No deals have been signed yet, but a multi-million dollar renovation of the Charleston Civic Center could lead to more downtown development. WCHS TV says a major project is being discussed for the Civic...
Federal Lawmakers Consider Help for Coal States
Lawmakers proposed a bill Wednesday that would set aside $1 billion to help states struggling from the downturn in the coal industry. The money would go toward economic development. The $1 billion taken from...
School Board and Gas Companies Reach Settlement
Capital High School has had problems with its gas lines, and they’ve reached an agreement with the company that supplies it. The Public Service Commission talked about the case Wednesday involving the Kanawha County...
Settlement Reached After 2012 Fire
Settlement agreements have been reached in lawsuits involving the families of nine victims killed in a Charleston house fire. The Gazette-Mail reports a judge approved the agreements last week in nine cases filed against...
