TRIO Grants Awarded to West Virginia University, Marshall University, West Virginia State University, Bluefield State College and West Virginia University Institute of Technology Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) today announced funding totaling more than $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Education’s[Read More…]
Month: July 2015
This week in W.Va. history: July 23 – July 29
Charleston, W.Va. – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. July 23, 1863: Financier and industrialist Isaac Thomas Mann was born in Greenbrier County. As president of the Bank of Bramwell and president of[Read More…]
Japanese firm to apologize to W.Va. WWII veteran
WELLSBURG, W.Va. — For the first time in history, a Japanese corporation is expected to apologize publicly for using American prisoners of war for slave labor during World War II. On Tuesday morning, a delegation from that company – Mitsubishi Materials – will visit the the National American Defenders of[Read More…]
Consider teacher liability coverage idea
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Officials of West Virginia’s two teachers’ unions have made their agenda crystal clear by arguing against a new state benefit for educators. Many members of local and state government bodies benefit from taxpayer-funded liability insurance covering their actions in official capacities. State[Read More…]
State government expanding online services
An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When all other means of communication fail, try words. Of course, we encourage printed words … on newsprint, but online will do just as well. As a rule, government — the public sector — is often slow to grasp social change. But, apparently our[Read More…]
West Virginia improves its public pension ranking
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The country’s public employee pension funding shortfall is set to eclipse $1 trillion, according to new research from the Pew Charitable Trust, but the study has found that states like West Virginia have made significant moves since the 2008 recession to close that gap. According to the[Read More…]
Financial turmoil abroad affects state investments
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Turmoil in Greece and in the Chinese stock market meant a tough month for state investments in June, resulting in state pension funds closing out the budget year June 30 with only about 1.5 to 2 percent growth, the state Investment Management Board’s executive director told the[Read More…]
West Virginians sharing quirky spaces via Airbnb
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When Will Sutherland found a 1997 school bus for sale online for $1,000, he knew he had to have it. Since he was a kid, Sutherland, 31, had a fascination with buses. He wasn’t sure what to do with it, but he couldn’t pass up the deal.[Read More…]
Yeager Airport hillside moves again
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The landslide at the end of Yeager Airport’s main runway slipped again Wednesday, following more than a half-month of daily rainfall. Airport spokesman Mike Plante said a portion at the top of the slide fell about 20 feet — the first significant movement in months. “At 10:45[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, July 16
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Thursday, July 16, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. GREECE SEEKS FINANCIAL RELIEF AFTER AUSTERITY VOTE Eurozone finance[Read More…]
