WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Infectious diseases expert Sally Hodder, director of the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute and associate vice president for clinical and translational science at West Virginia University, was part of a national team that published “AIDS in America – Back in the Headlines at Long Last,” a[Read More…]
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West Virginia Delegates urge AG Morrisey to direct opioid settlement funds toward treatment
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While part of West Virginia’s $37 million settlement with McKesson Corp. over excessive pain pill distribution in the state will go to addiction-related purposes, several lawmakers are opposing West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s plan to put part of the settlement toward his own[Read More…]
Del. Paul Espinosa appointed as WV House Education Chair
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With a special legislative session focused on education reform nearing, West Virginia Speaker of the House Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, has named Del. Paul Espinosa, the former chairman of the House Education Committee, to once again head that committee. In an interview Monday,[Read More…]
Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren to visit WV
Staff reports Charleston Gazette-Mail Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., will make a stop in West Virginia on Friday. Warren will hold a “community conversation” at the Kermit Fire and Rescue Station, in Kermit, at 10:30 a.m., her campaign said. Doors will open for the event at 10 a.m.[Read More…]
W.Va. to receive $2M from health care fraud settlement
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In what federal officials are calling the largest health care fraud settlement in state history, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia announced Monday a $17 million settlement with Acadia Healthcare Co. in a[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, May 7
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. CHINA’S ECONOMY CZAR HEADING TO WASHINGTON President Xi Jinping sends his top economic adviser despite worries[Read More…]
Welcome to the rodeo
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald FAIRLEA, W.Va. — This past weekend, the West Virginia State Fairgrounds in Fairlea played host to the second annual West Virginia Farm Show. While the state may have one of the oldest populations of farmers in the country, according to the United States Department of[Read More…]
Former WV Commerce Secretary Thrasher, Governor’s Office trade barbs over RISE program
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It has been 11 months since Woody Thrasher, the former secretary of the West Virginia Department of Commerce, resigned at the request of Gov. Jim Justice. Now, the Republican candidate for governor is speaking out about the program[Read More…]
WV GOP leaders plan to again push charter schools, vouchers in special session
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On Thursday, Gov. Jim Justice said he supports “two or three pilot charter schools” in West Virginia. Earlier that day, state Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, reiterated his support for both charter schools and education savings accounts (ESAs) in a letter he sent[Read More…]
