The State Journal - As southern Appalachia's coal fields continue to shrink with the industry's gradual decline, West Virginia is struggling to keep the state's workforce balanced. ReadOne study, authored by Drew Haerer, a research analyst with Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment, and Lincoln Pratson, a professor of Earth and ocean sciences with…
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Charleston Gazette - West Virginia is losing population faster than any other state in the country, according to newly released U.S. Census figures. ReadWest Virginia lost nearly 3,300 residents last year, the Census Bureau said. That amounts to about 0.2 percent of the Mountain State's 2013 population.While that might not sound like a lot, it's…
Charleston Gazette - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed the 2015-16 state budget bill Monday evening, but not before cutting roughly $2.8 million more from higher education than legislators had approved. ReadThat's according to a review by Sean O'Leary, policy analyst for the nonprofit West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, who said the Democratic governor…
Charleston Gazette - After meeting in closed session for more than an hour Monday, Kanawha County school board members said they had given their superintendent a positive annual evaluation – and one member said the others favor of a raise. ReadSuperintendent Ron Duerring -- who makes $157,500 per year and has been superintendent for 17…
The State Journal - The Fiscal Year 2016 budget process is the first, at least in the governor's memory, where he started with a smaller budget than the previous year. ReadGov. Earl Ray Tomblin said he knew going into the New Year the new budget would come with some difficult choices."The thing of it is,…
Charleston Gazette - The House of Delegates and Senate are considering lower budget cuts to higher education than Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin proposed, according to the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy. ReadSean O'Leary, policy analyst for the nonprofit organization, said the House's version of the fiscal year 2015-16 budget bill would slice $4.3…
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - Members of the Senate approved a resolution Thursday calling for a convention of states to add a balanced budget amendment to the U. S. Constitution. ReadSenate Concurrent Resolution 13 was debated for days in the Senate's Judiciary Committee, and passed by the full chamber after a voice vote following hours…
Charleston Gazette - West Virginia moved a step closer Monday to becoming the 27th state to call for a constitutional convention to propose a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. ReadWith members of the Senate Finance Committee objecting to Chairman Mike Hall's proposal to study the issue at a later meeting, the committee advanced…
Charleston Daily Mail - A resolution calling for a constitutional convention to tackle the nation's budget issues is one step closer to passage in the West Virginia Senate. ReadThe Senate Finance Committee on Monday took up Senate Concurrent Resolution 13, sponsored by Sen. Ryan Ferns, R-Ohio. If passed, West Virginia could become the 27th state…
Beckley Register-Herald - A balanced federal budget sounds like a good thing. But state lawmakers are at odds this week over what that means and how to get there. ReadSenate Concurrent Resolution 13 passed out of the Committee on Finance Monday afternoon on a split voice vote. The resolution urges Congress to propose a balanced…