By Steven Allen Adams, Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Board of Education is asking the state’s highest court whether lawmakers have any legal authority to approve or reject rules approved by the state board. The state Board of Education filed a lawsuit Friday against Secretary of[Read More…]
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Work requirements could cut Medicaid enrollment in West Virginia, official says
By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Some West Virginians will be removed from the Medicaid rolls because of changes enacted by the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” according to West Virginia’s commissioner of medical services. It’s not yet known how many of the more than 400,000[Read More…]
A bucket of missing evidence: Ruling sends WVSP hidden camera case back to mediation
By Ashley Perham, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County judge has ruled that West Virginia’s insurance company could owe up to $1 million per plaintiff in the lawsuits regarding a hidden camera in the locker room of the West Virginia State Police Academy in Institute. The ruling, written[Read More…]
WVU President Benson to deliver first State of the University address
WVU Today WHAT: West Virginia University State of the University address WHO: President Michael T. Benson will discuss his vision for the University’s future, which is being crafted with input from across the WVU System, during his first State of the University address WHEN: Monday, Oct. 13, 3 p.m. WHERE: WVU College of Law, Fitzsimmons Event Hall,[Read More…]
Appalachian Freedom Heritage Tour: New plaque honors the story of an enslaved man
By Davina Snyder, The Parthenon HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — In remembrance of a man’s courage to liberate himself and gain freedom, a plaque marker was placed on Buffington Street in Guyandotte, West Virginia. The dedication ceremony, held by the Appalachian Freedom Heritage Tour, took place Sunday, Sept. 28, with guests seated[Read More…]
Guaranteed monthly incoming program coming to Mercer County
By Charles Owens, Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON — A nonprofit agency that helps the world’s poorest households is launching a guaranteed minimum income program in Mercer County. GiveDirectly is partnering with area human service agencies and Mercer County Public Schools to support approximately 550 households, who will receive a $1,500[Read More…]
OPINION: Standing Up for West Virginians, Protecting Coal and Holding Utilities Accountable
By Brian Helton, WV State Senator West Virginia has long powered America. Our coal-fired plants remain the backbone of reliable electricity, keeping costs stable and supporting thousands of jobs. This past legislative session, I sponsored the Coal Renaissance Act to strengthen our energy future and protect jobs. Now, Senator Rollan Roberts and[Read More…]
Trump axe to blue-state energy funding support hits $70M Form Energy-backed project
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Trump administration has cancelled tens of millions of dollars in support for energy projects whose technology provider has been looking to usher in a new era of regional energy manufacturing at a nascent, state-supported battery-making plant in West Virginia. The U.S.[Read More…]
Health care stakeholders in West Virginia give input on Rural Health Transformation Program application
By Noah Jeffries, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Last month, state officials asked stakeholders to provide input for West Virginia’s application for the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), a program created by President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The RHTP is being overseen by the Centers for[Read More…]
West Virginia’s newest Supreme Court Justice reflects on journey in meeting with Martinsburg students
By Tom Markland, The Journal MARTINSBURG — “The decisions I make now as a Supreme Court Justice affect everybody in the state,” Thomas Ewing, West Virginia’s newest Supreme Court Justice, told a room of around 25 seventh and ninth graders during a visit with students at Saint Joseph School in[Read More…]
