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State education office taking comments on disabilities policy
By WV MetroNews Staff
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Education held its second of three public hearings on revisions to the state’s policy regarding students with specialized instruction related to disabilities.
The department’s Office of Special Education held its meeting Tuesday at the Edison Professional Development Center, a facility of Kanawha County Schools. The...
Nicholas County judge: School board didn't violate open-meeting laws
By Alex Thomas, WV MetroNews
SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. — A Nicholas County Circuit judge ruled Friday the Nicholas County Board of Education did not violate open-meeting laws when discussing consolidation plans within the school system.
Circuit Judge James Rowe said there was no “convincing evidence” secret meetings occurred to discuss consolidating five institutions into two schools, and the...
Education, training part of work participation problem
Editorial, The Herald-Dispatch, Huntington, WV
West Virginia is not the only state seeing a decline in work-force participation.
The percentage of men and women with a job has been gradually sliding across the country since the mid-1990s.
Unfortunately, the Mountain State just has ended up in the worst spot, with the lowest workforce participation rate in the country. Among all adults, only...
Income Tax Repeal Still Concern for House Democrats
By Ashton Marra • WV Public Broadcasting
Budget negotiations are continuing at the Capitol Thursday after a new revenue deal was presented to lawmakers earlier in the week.
Gov. Jim Justice presented the new revenue bill to lawmakers Tuesday. The plan has been at the crux of budget negotiations between his office and members of both the House and Senate.
It includes a hike of the...
Slight rise in sales tax, slower rollout of income tax plan in latest proposal
By Brad McElhinny, WV Metronews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The revenue proposal that’s gaining traction as a likely fix for the state budget offers a 6.35 percent sales tax and a slower rollout of personal income tax reductions.
The personal income tax reductions, which have been favored by Republicans in the Senate but eyed with skepticism by other lawmakers, would include an average...