West Virginia education measures target dropouts and loans
Acting Gov Earl Ray Tomblin pushes education focused agenda aiming to raise high school graduation from 80 to 90 percent and curb dropout rates. Proposals include teacher loan forgiveness for math and science staff, an early warning system for at risk students, and evaluation of educators amid stalled earlier bills.
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Charleston
Earl Ray Tomblin
Tomblin
West Virginia
Joe Manchin
State Department of Education
House Education
Mary Poling
Poling
House
Manchin
D-Barbour
West Virginia bill seeks Founding Fathers study for diploma
A bipartisan bill HB2797 in the House of Delegates, led by Rep. John Overington, would require 1.5 years of core Founding Fathers and early American documents instruction for high school students to earn a diploma. Delegates Sobonya Lane Hartman Armstead back the measure, aiming to embed foundational ideas in history classes and ensure geography US history and government are taught before broader social issues.
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Harleston
West Virginia
House of Delegates
John Overington
R-Berkeley
Overington
Kelli Sobonya
Rabell
Patrick Lane
R Kanawha
William Hartman
D-Randolph
Tim Armstead
Great Britain
America
United States
United Nations
Manniz
Register-Herald.com
Economy deters Moore from backing bag tax bill
West Virginia Delegate Clif Moore plans to oppose HB2136 a 5 cent fee on plastic consumer bags saying the timing is wrong amid the economic slump. He argues the tax would burden shoppers and small businesses and could be passed to consumers worsening financial strain. The bill faces opposition from Moore and critics who warn of lead risks and unintended consequences.
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Charleston
Clif Moore
Moore
McDowell County
Democrat
Center For Consumer Freedom
West
John Doyle
D-Jefferson
Bonnie Brown
Oanawha
Wilson
West Virginia
Manniz
Registerherald
Martin named Grand Groundhog Watcher at Concord breakfast
Concord University names film industry figure Scott A. Martin Grand Groundhog Watcher for the 33rd Groundhog Day Breakfast on February 2 at 8 a.m. in the Jerry L. Beasley Student Center Ballroom Athens. Martin, Mercer County native and 1993 Concord alumnus, rose in film as actor director and producer with Sorry Dog Productions. Reservations and payment details listed.
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Athens
Scott A. Martin
Concord University
Jerry L. Beasley
West Virginia
Mercer County
Concord
Martin
Police firefight leaves two officers dead in Florida home
In St. Petersburg a gunman Hydra Lacy Jr. opened fire from an attic on officers and a deputy U.S. marshal. Two officers died, one deputy marshal wounded, and a hostage rescue followed hours later as the suspect was found dead in the home. Jeffrey Yaslowitz and Tom Ballinger were among the wounded and killed responders.
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Florida
ST. Petersburg
Fla
U.S
Michael Puetz
Hydra Lacy Jr
Paetz
Lacy
Pinellas County
Chuck Harmon
Tom Figmik
Jeffrey Yaslowitz
Tom Ballinger
Yaslowitz
Ballinger
Ace
West Virginia bears set 2010 hunting record
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources reports a record 2392 black bears killed in combined archery and gun seasons for 2010, beating the 2008 record of 2069 and exceeding 2009’s 1828. Archery yielded 454 bears, while firearms hunters killed 1938, aided by longer seasons and favorable forest food conditions.
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West Virginia
Charleston
State Division of Natural Resources
DNR
Paul Johansen
Wind policy bill looms over East River Mountain setback rule
Debates over a Virginia wind energy bill threaten Tazewell County ridgeline protections on East River Mountain and Bland County wind ordinances. Mountain Preservation Association cites state mandates, while Delegate Crockett Stark and allies scrutinize potential preemption. Community groups seek why the bill is needed and who benefits as deadlines tighten.
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Tazewell County
County Board of Supervisors
East River Mountain
Dominion
Daily Telegraph
Wagner
House
Anthony Reedy
Anne B. Crockett Stark
Wythe
Crockett Stark
Reedy
Senate
House of Delegates
Ann Robinson
Mountain Preservation Association
Robinson
Tazewell
Virginia
Bland County
Frank Wagner
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