Quilt Festival Set For September
The 2026 West Virginia Quilt Festival will bring quilters from across the state and beyond to the Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley Sept. 17 to Sept. 19.
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Mine Workers Union Opposes House Bill To Cap Workers Compensation
House Bill 3270 would amend the state’s deliberate intent law to cap economic damages at $250,000.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFebruary 21, 1913: Legislature Passes Workers' Compensation System
On February 21, 1913, the legislature passed an act creating a workers’ compensation system.It had been a major campaign issue for incoming Governor Henry…
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Coal mine safety was on the minds of Democrats in the house Tuesday; that issue was House Bill 2011, dealing with deliberate intent. The measure doesn’t…
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