The Best Towns in West Virginia for Young Families
NerdWallet considers cost of living, education, and economic growth
San Francisco, CA - NerdWallet, a consumer advocacy website, conducted a study on the best towns in West Virginia for young families, and Bridgeport topped the list.
To find the best places for future parents and young families to settle down, NerdWallet analyzed data from 36 towns in the Mountain State according to five criteria:
1. Public school ratings
2. Median home value
3. Cost of homeownership
4. Median income
5. Economic growth
Read more: The Best Towns in West Virginia for Young Families
Ethics Commission Advisory Opinions issued 10-3-2013
The WV Ethics Commission Issued the following Advisory Opinions at its October 3, 2013 meeting.
- AO 2013-29
- AO 2013-41
- AO 2013-42
- AO 2013-43
- AO 2013-47
- AO 2013-48
- Open Meetings Opinion 2013-03
Annual Municipal Court Clerks Training
Senate Bill 164, which became effective July 1, 1998, requires any municipal judge who is not an attorney, to participate in a training program conducted by the League. Additionally, HB 2120, which became effective May 21, 2007, now requires municipal judges who are not attorneys, to receive continuing legal training on an annual basis.
The League has prepared our sixteenth training session for municipal judges scheduled for November 8, 2013, at Embassy Suites Hotel, 300 Court Street, Charleston, WV 25301. Training will be conducted on November 7, 2013, for municipal court clerks.
Certificates of Completion will be issued to each person attending the municipal judge training. (CLE with State Bar approval).
2012 West Virginia Blue Book - Now Online
Senate President Jeff Kessler (D-Marshall) announced today that the West Virginia Blue Book, now in its 92nd printing, is available for the first time on the West Virginia Legislature’s website. First published in 1916, the Blue Book is a comprehensive reference guide on current officials in the executive, legislative and judicial branches of state government; federal officers; and, political leaders. The Blue Book also contains information on state and federal agencies; the U.S. and State Constitutions; and statistics on counties, municipalities and statewide organizations. It is published every year by the Senate Clerk’s office.
The 2012 West Virginia Blue Book can be found online at:
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2012/BlueBook/BlueBook2012.pdf
Individual chapters can be found on the Senate Clerk’s page at
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Senate1/clerk.cfm
2014 State Holiday Calendar
January 1st - New Year's Day
January 20th - Martin Luther King's Birthday
February 17th - President's Day
May 13th - Primary Election Day
May 26th - Memorial Day
June 20th - West Virginia Day
July 4th - Independence Day
September 1st - Labor Day
October 13th - Columbus Day
November 4th - Election Day
November 11th - Veteran's Day
November 27th - Thanksgiving
November 28th - Lincoln's Day
December 24th - Christmas Eve 1/2 Day*
December 25th - Christmas Day
December 31st - New Year's Eve 1/2 Day*
(* Not included in listing of legal holidays per WV Code 2-2-1)
(Political subdivisions are not required to recognize theses dates)
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