WV Press Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 13. EDITOR’S NOTE: The totals below are now weekly updates from the WVDHHR report issued the previous Monday. The COVID Report will now be featured[Read More…]
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WV Senator Tarr, Governor Justice Chief of Staff Abraham comment on CARES Act funding issue
Senate Finance looking into money that went toward Marshall baseball field By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Gov. Jim Justice’s chief of staff and the chair of the West Virginia Senate Finance Committee have each weighed in on a controversy relating to how the state spent[Read More…]
Today at the Capitol: WV Legislature, committee schedules for Monday, Feb. 13
Monday, Feb. 1334th day of the 2023 Legislative Session CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association provides a daily preview of legislative action. This preview is made possible with the support of AARP WV, WVU University Relations, and the WV Press Association Foundation. Activities Calendar: SENATE SENATE CALENDAR The Senate[Read More…]
At the WV Legislature: Senate Workforce Committee hears Senator Roberts presentation on improving workforce participation
WV Press News Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Senate Workforce Committee Chairman Senator Rollan Roberts, R-Raleigh, presented his program today during the committee meeting: “An Innovative approach to enhancing the Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) in WV.” Roberts said West Virginia is failing in helping its retirees, senior citizens and[Read More…]
At the WV Legislature: Displays around the Rotunda
WV Press Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The WV Press Association works to promote the many organizations, industries and groups who visit the Capitol during the 60-day session. Here are some photos from Friday’s exhibits:
Phased payment approach to be implemented for certain Foster Care families; Payments may be delayed
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Social Services, is notifying certified kinship/relative caregivers and subsidized legal guardians of youth that for the month of February payments will be issued in phases which may result in a delay in their[Read More…]
Today at the Capitol: WV Legislature, committee schedules for Friday, Feb. 10
Friday, Feb. 1031st day of the 2023 Legislative Session CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association provides a daily preview of legislative action. This preview is made possible with the support of AARP WV, WVU University Relations, and the WV Press Association Foundation. Activities Calendar: SENATE SENATE CALENDAR The Senate[Read More…]
At the WV Legislature: Senate Health and Human Resources Committee advanced legislation to phase in PEIA 80/20 employer/employee contribution
SB 268 also sets minimum level of reimbursement to all medical providers at 110% of the Medicare rate By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – In an effort to keep PEIA solvent, the Senate Committee on Health and Human Resources advanced a committee substitute of the West Virginia[Read More…]
Opinion: HB 2882 is a winner for economic development in West Virginia
By Mitch Carmichael Secretary, West Virginia Department of Economic Development This week, the West Virginia Legislature considers HB 2882, a bill that will bring 750 advanced manufacturing jobs to Weirton, WV, in Hancock County. The West Virginia Department of Economic Development (WVDED) is proud to have crafted a unique incentive[Read More…]
WVU researchers estimate cost of ‘injury deaths of despair,’ including suicide, exceeds $1 trillion annually in the U.S.
WVUToday MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Self-injury deaths cost the United States more than $1 trillion a year in medical expenses and work and quality of life losses, according to new West Virginia University research. West Virginia has by far the highest estimated annual costs for these deaths at $6,534 per person. These findings are[Read More…]
