West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Public Service Commission recently issued orders that, once implemented, will extend the life of state coal–fired power plants, and through that, reinvigorate coal production in our region. Based on provisions included in House Bill 2014, legislation to incentivize microgrid and[Read More…]
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Gazette-Mail editorial: Medicaid cuts and the inequality of death
Charleston Gazette-Mail Plenty of reports and opinion pieces have been circulating in the news media in West Virginia regarding looming cuts to Medicaid in the congressional spending plan that will facilitate extended tax cuts for the wealthy. Many West Virginians already have difficulty accessing and affording health care, as represented[Read More…]
‘Classroom, clinic, lifeline’: WV Health Right unveils Mobile Teaching Kitchen
By Olivia Haught, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Health Right’s new mobile unit is “a classroom, a clinic and a lifeline,” according to Angie Settle, CEO of West Virginia Health Right. On Monday, Gov. Patrick Morrisey, first lady Denise Morrisey and Settle unveiled the new Mobile Teaching Kitchen[Read More…]
OPINION: Mineral Crisis Has Military Readiness at Risk
By William “Bill” Crane, former adjutant general of the West Virginia National Guard, written for InsideSources.com. Modern economies and militaries run on minerals. The artificial intelligence revolution relies on silicon chips, which require quartz. Tanks require steel, which is made from iron. Every vehicle in America requires a starter battery,[Read More…]
Mountaineers Indivisible members turn out at town hall without Sen. Capito or Rep. Moore
By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian MORGANTOWN — Four months after forming, the voices against West Virginia’s national elected leaders are getting louder. “We went from about 25 people in a smaller church basement,” Mindy Holcomb, an organizer at West Virginia Citizen Action Group, said. “We now have, I think,[Read More…]
NRGRDA Hails Enactment of Land Use Bill by State Legislature
West Virginia Press Association BECKLEY, W.Va. — Jina Belcher, Executive Director of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA), hailed the state’s enactment of a bill that land reuse agencies say is crucial to their mission of returning vacant, abandoned or dilapidated properties to productivity. The bill, SB 538,[Read More…]
WVU student discovers long-awaited mystery fungus sought by LSD’s inventor
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Making a discovery with the potential for innovative applications in pharmaceutical development, a West Virginia University microbiology student has found a long sought-after fungus that produces effects similar to the semisynthetic drug LSD, which is used to treat conditions like depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and addiction. Corinne[Read More…]
‘Big beautiful bill’ threatens family planning services in West Virginia
By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — President Donald Trump’s budget may defund women’s health care in some areas should the bill passed by the House of Representatives move through the US Senate unchanged. The bill, H.R. 1, prohibits federal funds from reaching agencies that provide family planning services,[Read More…]
Public hearing, evidentiary hearing scheduled in Wheeling Power, Appalachian Power rate increase request
By Steven Allen Adams for The Inter-Mountain CHARLESTON — Company representatives of Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power will have to defend their request for another rate increase, with the public being able to provide direct input. In a press release Thursday, the West Virginia Public Service Commission scheduled a public[Read More…]
After 50 years of experience, local couple recognized as West Virginia’s Beekeepers of the Year
By Ainsley Hall, The Journal MARTINSBURG — Local beekeepers Bob and Bea Aikens were named the West Virginia Beekeepers of the Year by the West Virginia Beekeepers Association earlier this year. Bea and Bob have been working with bees for more than 50 years, attending many different events and participating[Read More…]
