By Derek Redd, The Weirton Daily Times WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore said his office has received plenty of calls about the new Hope Scholarship program, so many that he wants to make sure everyone has the necessary information to see if the program works for them.[Read More…]
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Comment period for Mountain Valley Pipeline water permits is here
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The long-delayed Mountain Valley Pipeline needs water crossing permit approval if it is to ever be completed. The time is now to weigh in on whether the project should get it. Public comments are due Friday to the U.S. Army Corps of[Read More…]
West Virginians paying $14.4 million to treat, distribute water that never makes it to a faucet
By Caity Coyne, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia water systems lost more than $14.4 million last year treating and processing drinking water that never made it to a faucet, a Gazette-Mail analysis found. An average of nearly a fourth of water flowing through West Virginia’s crumbling infrastructure is[Read More…]
‘Keep eating good food and keep on smiling’: life advice from a West Virginia World War II Veteran
By Breanna Francis, The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Life for local World War II veteran Kenneth Collis has been a long but enjoyable ride as he’s gone from walking the beaches of Normandy on D-Day to watching his grandchildren and great grandchildren play in the front lawn of his Inwood[Read More…]
Judge rules transgender hormone therapy lawsuit can move forward in West Virginia
By Steven Allen Adams, The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A lawsuit challenging a prohibition on covering hormone therapy treatments and surgeries through Medicaid and West Virginia’s public worker insurance provider can move forward. U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers issued an order Wednesday ruling against a motion by the West Virginia[Read More…]
West Virginia University graduate receives National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
By Olivia Murray, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A recent West Virginia University graduate was the recipient of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship in recognition of his research accomplishments and his proposal for graduate-level research. Noah Spencer, a biology major in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, May graduate[Read More…]
West Virginia Veterans Reunion boasts full slate of activities
By Tina Alvey, The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Rebounding from seeing most of last year’s West Virginia Veterans’ Reunion activities canceled due to the pandemic, residents of Rainelle stand ready to welcome the event’s return next week. L.Z. Rainelle is the reunion’s organizer and sponsor. On display on the front[Read More…]
Treating opioid addiction: U.S. Senator Manchin teams up on LifeBOAT Act to combat substance abuse
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph WASHINGTON, D.C. — Putting a 1 cent fee on every milligram of active opioid in prescription pain pills is the goal of a bill that would fund drug prevention and treatment programs addressing the nation’s drug abuse epidemic and rising numbers of overdose deaths.[Read More…]
U.S. Senator Manchin provides update on American Rescue Plan funding for local governments in West Virginia
See video of Senator Manchin’s update on American Rescue Plan funding for local governments Release from Office of Senator Manchin: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.VA., this week provided an update on the funding included in the American Rescue Plan for local governments in West Virginia. The Treasury Department recently[Read More…]
Media Alert: BioWV, TechConnect to host virtual forum Monday afternoon
Event will highlight how public policy is helping grow WV’s technology economy CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Bioscience Association of West Virginia and TechConnect West Virginia will host a virtual forum from 2-3:30pm on Monday, May 24, to highlight how effective public policy is leading to the growth of our state’s technology sector. Media are encouraged to attend. To[Read More…]