By Steven Allen Adams, Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va — Lobbyists for some of West Virginia’s largest constituencies — seniors, natural gas producers and coal mining interests — were the largest spenders during the 2023 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature. Registered lobbyists in West Virginia were required[Read More…]

By The Intelligencer Staff NEW MARTINSVILLE, W.Va. — With student enrollment projections for Wetzel County on a downward trend and expenses $11 million plus per year more than the state formula, school board members and administrators are in agreement changes are in order. One of the changes being considered is the[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, today announced $27,072,343 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support Head Start Projects[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has announced $3,496,542 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen healthcare services across West Virginia. The funding will specifically be used to support statewide hospital emergency preparedness[Read More…]

Agreement will provide scouts with access to free and reduced-price activities at state parks in exchange for contributing to service projects WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice announced that the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources and the Buckskin Council of the Boy Scouts of America officially signed a[Read More…]

U.S. Sen. Manchin, Dr. Rahul Gupta, US Attorney Ihlenfeld visit county; U.S. Senator Capito releases statement WV Press Release Sharing ELKINS, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Wednesday joined Dr. Rahul Gupta, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and United States Attorney for[Read More…]

Fiscal Year 2023 closes at $1.8 billion over estimate WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia’s cumulative revenue collections for Fiscal Year 2023 will come in at $1.8 billion over estimate – shattering the all-time record for biggest single-year revenue surplus in state history for[Read More…]

Funding to Education Alliance for the Career Acceleration, Readiness, and Employment Experiences for ARC Region Students (CAREERS) project WV Press Release sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, have announced $4,720,580 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice has announced that Dr. Jeff Coben, Interim Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, will make his planned departure from DHHR effective July 5, 2023.  “Dr. Coben has done a tremendous job heading up DHHR and assisting through the[Read More…]

WV. Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has announced $2,155,126.30 from the Small Business Administration (SBA) for three West Virginia agricultural business development projects. This funding, which was secured through Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) requests made by Senator[Read More…]