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Tension growing under the Capitol dome
Hoppy's Commentary | Hoppy Kercheval, WV MetroNews
By this time in the session, the West Virginia Legislature is like family; by that I mean everybody is mad at each other and they’re fighting about money.
That’s inevitable for several reasons.
First, the 100 members of the House of Delegates and 34 Senators have been occupying the same space here at the Capitol for seven weeks; meetings and floor speeches...
PROMISE scholarship seeing more high school seniors apply this year
By Carrie Hodousek | WV MetroNews
More high school seniors have applied for West Virginia’s PROMISE Scholarship this year compared to last year, according to the state Higher Education Policy Commission.
“As of March 1, we had 11,791 students that filled out the PROMISE application, which is a little increase from over the last year. We had around 11,400 sign up.” said Brian Weingart,...
Tomblin appoints Scott Rotruck to fill state BOE void
By MetroNews Staff
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced the appointment of Scott Rotruck to the state Board of Education Friday.
Rotruck will take over immediately, filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Wade Linger last year.
“Scott possesses a wealth of knowledge from industries fundamental to our state’s economic growth and ongoing development,” Tomblin said. “His years of experience in...
Crunch time: Lawmakers down to the wire for state budget
By Pamela Pritt Register-Herald Reporter
With a mandate to balance a budget and only six days left to go to pass bills to move that process along, lawmakers are still searching for ways to make the numbers fall in line. Since one major revenue measure failed in a House of Delegates committee this week, they're left with few options.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin presented a balanced budget to the...
Senate overrides veto of permitless carry bill
By Pamela Pritt Register-Herald Reporter
The state Senate joined with the House of Delegates Saturday in overriding the constitutional carry bill that allows all state residents 21 and older to carry a gun without a permit or training. The vote was 23 to 11.
The bill does not change the law concerning people who are prohibited from carrying firearms.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin vetoed SB 4145 Thursday with...
