From the Office of the Governor: CANAAN VALLEY, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice visited the annual West Virginia Educational Conference on Litter Control & Solid Waste Management at Canaan Valley Resort State Park on Monday, presenting more than $1.5 million in Recycling Assistance Grants to 27 local governments, educational institutions,[Read More…]
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International Charity Fraud Week: Attorney General Morrisey, Secretary of State Warner urge caution with fundraisers
From the office of the Attorney General: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Secretary of State Mac Warner, in coordination with International Charity Fraud Awareness Week, joined state, federal and global charity partners Tuesday in urging donors to use caution with fundraisers. When considering making a[Read More…]
Media Alert: Photo from 2019 Women & Technology Conference
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association is sharing a photo from today’s 2019 Women & Technology Conference at the Embassy Suites in Charleston. Women & Technology Conference Set for Oct. 21st in Charleston Information on the event: Addressing the under-representation of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and[Read More…]
Media Alert: Photo from the W.Va. kick-off for International Charity Fraud Awareness Week
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association is sharing a photo from today’s press conference: Information on International Charity Fraud Awareness Week: West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner will join Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and statewide nonprofit organizations to kick off International Charity Fraud Awareness Week with a[Read More…]
Media Alert: Photo from today’s press conference for global technology company Infor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association is sharing a photo from today’s press conference for the grand opening of global technology company Infor’s new office in downtown Charleston.
E-cigarettes, the not-so-safe alternative to cigarettes
Alayna Fuller, The Daily The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Electronic cigarettes have been marketed as a safe alternative to cigarettes for years, but new findings of lung damage, chemical burns and stiffened blood vessels in e-cigarette users suggest that vaping may be equally as harmful. As of Oct. 15,[Read More…]
Media Advisory: Officials set press conference for insulin caravan to Canada
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The W.Va. House of Delegates has issued the following media advisory for a press conference at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the Monongalia Co. Health Department, 453 Van Voorhis Rd., Morgantown, WV. WHAT: Press Conference on Insulin Caravan to Canada, Two-state (Virginia & West Virginia), bipartisan bus trip to[Read More…]
Work on W.Va. ‘King Coal Highway’ extension keeping good pace
By Charlie Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Progress is being made on the King Coal Highway extension from the Christine West Bridge to Airport Road. James Self, superintendent of the job for Kanawha Stone, the company in charge of the more than $57 million, 3.8-mile project, said the[Read More…]
W.Va. Attorney General Morrisey announces Disability Fraud Unit generates more than $19.7 million in Savings
Release from the Office of the Attorney General: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s disability fraud partnership has generated more than $19.7 million in savings in just under four years of operation. The partnership generated $1.24 million in projected savings for state and federal governments during the[Read More…]
Editorial: WVU keeping education affordable
From The Intelligencer of Wheeling: West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee actually was being a bit modest when he spoke of affordability during his State of the University speech last week. “Only six out of 50 flagship (state) universities are affordable for most students, according to a recent Institute[Read More…]
