From the Office of Senator Shelley Moore Capito: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced two loan and grant combinations totaling $49,299,000 to support water and wastewater infrastructure projects. Funding is provided by the Department of Agriculture[Read More…]
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Gov. Justice, state leaders join Virgin Hyperloop One officials at WVU to discuss West Virginia’s role in the future of transportation technology
Release from the office of the Governor: MORGANTOWN, W.VA. – Gov. Jim Justice and several members of the Governor’s administration joined leaders with West Virginia University on campus in Morgantown Thursday to welcome officials with high-tech transportation company Virgin Hyperloop One to the state and discussing the possibility of bringing a Hyperloop[Read More…]
U.S. Senator Manchin applauds meeting between West Virginia University, Virgin Hyperloop One
From the Office of U.S. Senator Joe Manchin: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, applauded the meeting between West Virginia University (WVU) and Virgin Hyperloop One on the prospect of building their proposed certification and test center in West Virginia. Last week, Senator Manchin sent a letter advocating[Read More…]
W.Va. Delegates Fluharty, Capito team up for technology caucus
By Joselyn King, The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. — Delegates Shawn Fluharty and Moore Capito want to start the Legislature talking about inspiring technology and innovation in West Virginia. Fluharty, D-Ohio, and Capito, R-Kanawha, have teamed to form a bipartisan “Tech Caucus” for the 2020 regular legislative session, which starts in January. The[Read More…]
Media Advisory: WVPA Financial Snapshot Graphic available to all media
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association is sharing a financial snapshot graphic for media consideration. The graphic is provided as a stand alone feature or to be used with coverage of Agency Budgets. This graphic addresses the W.Va. Attorney General’s office. There is no cost. The graphic is provided through an arrangement with the Wes Virginia[Read More…]
Campaign Update: Governor Justice hosts Town Hall meeting in Beckley
Release from Justice for WV Campaign: BECKLEY, W.Va. – Job creation, fixing roads, and addressing the opioid epidemic were among the issues that Governor Jim Justice addressed at a town hall meeting in Beckley Tuesday, Nov. 19. The crowd also asked Governor Justice questions about issues on their mind, which included[Read More…]
W.Va. Legislators’ Forum brings state, education leaders to discuss concerns, needs for education
By Kailee E. Gallahan, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On behalf of the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative and in partnership with The Hunt Institute, the fourth annual Legislators Forum on Education and Economy was held Wednesday to engage legislators on how to best address the current landscape of[Read More…]
Report: Out-of-State subcontractors not registering with municipalities, not paying local taxes in W.Va.
By Steven Allen Adams, for The Intelligencer of Wheeling CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Cities and towns in West Virginia are being stiffed on tax revenue by subcontractors working on state projects, according to the Legislative Auditor’s Office. In a letter released Tuesday to Senate President Mitch Carmichael and House Speaker Roger[Read More…]
W.Va. jails ‘bursting at the seams’ as lawmakers weigh options
By Lacie Pierson, Charleston Gazette-Mail More than half of the roughly 7,000 people in West Virginia’s regional jails are incarcerated without being convicted of a crime, lawmakers learned Monday. Each of West Virginia’s 10 regional jails is “bursting at the seams,” Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Commissioner Betsy Jividen told[Read More…]
Audit finds CPS did not promptly respond to half of child abuse reports, left kids at risk
By Amelia Ferrell Knisely and Taylor Stuck HD Media CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Child Protective Services workers, mandated by West Virginia law to investigate child abuse allegations, failed to look into half of the reports of child abuse in 2018 in the required time. That failure to promptly investigate abuse and neglect[Read More…]
