WV News Staff Reports WASHINGTON D.C. (WV News) — The U.S. Supreme Court has vacated stays placed on the Mountain Valley Pipeline, allowing the pipeline’s construction to resume as legal battles continue. The pipeline developers petitioned Chief Justice John Roberts to lift the orders handed down July 10 and 11[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, HD Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Federal regulators have signed off on an agreement for a transfer in ownership of a Pleasants County coal-fired power plant. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday approved a transfer of the Pleasants Power Station from an affiliate of Houston-based Energy Transition and[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Office of Drug Control Policy and the Governor’s Council on Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment are hosting four virtual town hall meetings to solicit feedback on development of the WV 2024 Substance Use Response Plan and[Read More…]

Funding to support biological research mentoring network and informing process safety management strategies WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $3,218,419 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for two research projects at West Virginia University (WVU). The funding will support establishing a[Read More…]

Bipartisan legislation supports institutions fundamental to hometown communities Staff | America’s Newspapers WASHINGTON, D.C. — New legislation to support local newsrooms and local advertisers has been introduced in the 118th Congress. The Community News & Small Business Support Act was introduced by Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) and Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-1),[Read More…]

New Congressional bill offers a lifeline to local news media and their small-business partners Gretchen A. Peck | Editor & Publisher WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) introduced the Community News and Small Business Support Act (H.R.4756) to the U.S. House of Representatives with co-sponsor Suzan DelBene (D-WA). At its[Read More…]

Wv Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has announced $2,389,143 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen healthcare services and bolster the healthcare workforce throughout West Virginia. The funding will specifically support expanding an[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $1,565,749 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the Office of the Adjutant General of West Virginia. The funding will reimburse costs accrued during[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing WASHINGTON, D.C. —  U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, filed an Amicus Curiae — Friend of the Court — brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC’s, emergency application to vacate the stays of[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, for The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin is avoiding all labels for his political future, but a speech Monday at a public policy event in New Hampshire is stoking further speculation for a presidential run. Manchin, D-W.Va., was the keynote speaker Monday evening[Read More…]