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Legislation for capital improvements at two state parks headed to W.Va. governor's desk
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comLegislation authorizing up to $52.5 million in bonds for capital improvements at Cacapon State Park in Morgan County and another state park is now bound for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s desk. The bill, which will make $3 million in funding for annual...Tags: Travel, Personal Service, Politics, Government, Regional Authority
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Medicaid costs loom in W.Va. budget discussions
Medicaid is expected to be a recurring topic as the West Virginia Legislature completes a new state budget this week. Meeting in extended session, a House-Senate committee will review Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s bid to keep pace with the state-...Tags: Finance, Politics, United States Census Bureau, Budgets and Budgeting, West Virginia Legislature
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Drug abuse, texting bills finalized in W.Va.
West Virginia lawmakers ended their 60-day legislative session on Saturday by passing agreements on fighting methamphetamine labs and targeting distracted drivers, but they failed to approve a much-debated bill that aimed to address overcrowding at the...Tags: Politics, Prescription Drugs, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party
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Martinsburg High School football team congratulated at capitol
The state champs received a first-class welcome at the state capitol Thursday. The Martinsburg High School football team was greeted by state Senate Majority Leader John Unger, D-Berkeley-Jefferson, and other state officials from the eastern Panhandle...Tags: Politics, Government, Football, High School Sports, Sports
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$23M Cacapon Park project called key to boost Panhandle's economy
richardb@herald-mail.comCounty governments in all three Eastern Panhandle counties are lending support to a $23 million expansion and renovation project at Cacapon State Park in Morgan County. The project is needed to protect and boost the region’s economy, Morgan...Tags: Personal Service, Politics, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Government, Joe Manchin III
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Money still in play for Cacapon State Park improvements
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comLegislation that authorizes up to $52.5 million in bonds for capital improvements at Cacapon State Park in Morgan County and one other state park is still “very much alive” in what is shaping up to be a tight budget year, state Sen. Herb...Tags: Politics, Bonds, State Parks, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Budgets and Budgeting
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W.Va. governor delivers upbeat State of the State address
West Virginia would slash property taxes in exchange for a new “cracker” plant and reserve funds to improve roads, schools and high-speed Internet access, under proposals Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin offered the Legislature in his State of the...Tags: Finance, U.S. Senate, Politics, Employment, Teaching and Learning
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W.Va. school shuffles away as part of Physical Activity Day
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comAfter making multiple box-like rounds of four steps to the right, four steps to the left, four heel kicks and as many "walk it by yourself" moves, the 20 first-graders in the Marlowe Elementary School cafeteria were a bit out of sorts, but a smiling...Tags: Dance, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Apple iPad, Entertainment, Health
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W.Va. governor files for re-election
Just three months since his special election win, West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is returning to the campaign trail after filing Thursday to seek a full term as the state's chief executive.
The 59-year-old Democrat said he plans to highlight the...Tags: U.S. Senate, Politics, Government, Regional Authority, Joe Manchin III
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W.Va. House OKs governor's plan for retiree costs
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s plan for solving a $5 billion, retiree-related shortfall passed the House of Delegates on Thursday, a measure supporters argue will improve West Virginia’s Wall Street credit rating and relieve county school systems...Tags: Finance, Democratic Party, Politics, Public Employees, Standards
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Groh resigns as W.Va. circuit judge to take seat on federal bench
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comJudge Gina M. Groh, whose nomination to the federal bench was confirmed last week by the U.S. Senate, resigned Monday from her seat in the state 23rd Judicial Circuit. Groh, 47, informed state Supreme Court Chief Justice Menis Ketchum in a faxed...Tags: Canterbury, Judges, Politics, Barack Obama, Government
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Judicial panel to hear Jefferson County's appeal of W.Va. congressional redistricting plan
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comA three-judge panel will hear the Jefferson County Commission's federal challenge of the state Legislature's reapportionment of the state's three congressional districts earlier this year. John Preston Bailey, chief judge for the Northern District of...Tags: Judges, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Laws
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