W.Va. might (finally!) regulate exotic wildlife Charleston Gazette (blog) It's a shame, though, that it took last summer's exotic wildlife tragedy in Ohio to spur West Virginia's lawmakers into action. For decades the state's wildlife laws have contained loopholes literally big enough to walk an elephant through. Restrict Ownership Of Wild AnimalsWheeling Intelligencer
Report: Nearly 1 in 5 W.Va. residents have little or no savings to weather ... The Republic AP CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A nonprofit group says nearly one in five West Virginia residents have almost no savings or other assets to weather a financial crisis. The report released last week by the Corporation for Enterprise Development ranks shows 18.7 ...
W.Va. lawmakers navigate lobby ban, social media Washington Examiner But the West Virginia Legislature has rules meant to insulate its members from last-minute pressures while they're debating and voting on bills. Leaders in the House of Delegates reminded the majority Democrats of their rules during a recent ...
W.Va. lawmakers seek buffer from e-lobbying but not blockade with public in ... The Republic LAWRENCE MESSINA AP CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In this era of Twitter and smartphones, citizens and lobbyists alike have all sorts of ways to reach out to lawmakers at a moment's notice. But the West Virginia Legislature has rules meant to insulate its ...
Irene McKinney, West Virginia's poet laureate, dies of cancer at age 72 The Republic She saw the poet laureate's job as being a promoter of a new group of emerging writers and students. Her first book of poems was published in 1976. McKinney also was the director of the creative writing program at West Virginia Wesleyan College.