WV Press Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Pensions and Retirement this week heard a review of several benefits currently available – as well as potentially available in the future –  to public employees. The meeting’s first presenter, Austin McVey, Social Security director[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $5,939,156 from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), for Connec Train Corp., Coalfield Development Corp., Blue Ridge Community and Technical College and West[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has announced she will host four Academy Days this fall for West Virginia students interested in learning more about opportunities at the U.S. service academies and available Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) scholarships. “One of my most important responsibilities as a U.S.[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing MARTINSBURG, W.Va. —Senate President Craig Blair, R-Berkeley, has issued the following release: Since first elected to the WV Legislature, Senate President Craig Blair, R-Berkeley, has worked with fellow Conservative Republicans to bring key principles to West Virginia. “Under my Senate President’s leadership, conservative promises have been[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing Charleston, W.Va. – WV Secretary of State Mac Warner has announced data-sharing partnerships with several key states to assist with efforts to prevent and identify election fraud, adding to his Office’s success in increasing confidence in elections and securing the election process and results. Secretary Warner has secured[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. – State Treasurer Riley Moore visited the Jefferson County Board of Education Thursday, September 14, to present two unclaimed property checks worth nearly $32,000 total to benefit the Jefferson County Board of Education and Jefferson County Commission. “It was great returning unclaimed property[Read More…]

WV Press Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Legislative Oversight Committee on Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority (LOCRJCFA), on Monday, had the opportunity to question a panel of criminal justice professionals regarding the conditions and circumstances of bail and release in the state. Joining the panel were[Read More…]

WV Press Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Joint Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism heard on report a state program to help counties with dilapidated properties during this week’s Interim Legislative Session.  Environment Advocate Ed Maguire with W.Va.’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) presented an overview of dilapidated[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Several years ago, the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) settled on a Revised Original Preferred Alignment (ROPA) for the Parsons to Davis section of Corridor H that provides direct access to Tucker County High school and runs between the towns of Thomas and Davis. Recently,[Read More…]

Event set for July 21-25, 2024, at the Greenbrier By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. – In July 2024, the Council of State Governments Southern Office (CSG South) will host its annual Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) at The Greenbrier. And, although the event is still[Read More…]