West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On March 24, Governor Patrick Morrisey signed House Bill 2354 into law, which prohibits certain harmful food dyes from being used as an ingredient in school lunches and in food items throughout West Virginia. “West Virginia ranks at the bottom of many public[Read More…]
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Social Security changes present a challenge
The Journal “If that’s the only way I had to do it, how would I do it?” Veronica Taylor asked while speaking to an Associated Press reporter in Welch about requirements set to go into effect March 31 for interacting with the Social Security system. At the end of this[Read More…]
DOGE removes Parkersburg office from closure list; a NETL contract ripple in Morgantown
By David Beard, The Weirton Daily Times MORGANTOWN — A federal building lease canceled in Parkersburg appears to be un-canceled. And Morgantown is seeing a tiny ripple among $20 billion in DOGE contract cancellations. On the Parkersburg un-cancellation, DOGE had listed the Internal Revenue Service national office there among eight[Read More…]
2025 ‘Endangered Properties’ list now includes state’s oldest public school
By Rick Steelhammer, Coal Valley News The oldest still-operating public school building in the state and a 107-year-old building in downtown Spencer that once served as the Roane County Jail are among three sites named to the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia’s Endangered Properties list for 2025. The Middleway Historic[Read More…]
Tim Tebow to Deliver Keynote Address at GameChanger Event
Two-Time National Champion and Heisman Trophy Winner Headlines Dinner Program for Prevention Education Golf Classic West Virginia Press Association Tim Tebow, a true champion both on and off the playing field, has agreed to deliver the keynote address at the fifth annual GameChanger/MVB Prevention Education Dinner and Golf classic May 28[Read More…]
House holds marathon session on vaccine bill
By Steven Allen Adams for The Inter-Mountain CHARLESTON — The West Virginia House of Delegates spent nearly two hours rejecting all but one secondary amendment and a committee amendment to Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s bill making changes to exemptions for the state’s school-age compulsory immunization program. Senate Bill 460, relating to[Read More…]
Vienna demonstration voices concerns over privatization of U.S. Postal Service
By Gwen Sour, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel VIENNA – A wave of protests swept across the nation as postal workers and their supporters gathered to voice their concerns over the potential privatization of the U.S. Postal Service. One of these protests took place on Grand Central Avenue in Vienna[Read More…]
Energy partnership aims deliver to reliable, green power to AI data centers
By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram BRIDGEPORT (WV News) — The companies powering the AI computing revolution have pledged to spend billions of dollars in the coming years constructing sprawling data centers throughout the country. A recently announced partnership between Diversified Energy, FuelCell Energy and TESIAC looks to provide a[Read More…]
Full plates to paperwork: Federal cuts to free lunch program could burden WV schools
By Sierra Marling, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nearly 183,000 students across 468 West Virginia schools could lose access to free lunch if Congress approves a cut to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Community Eligibility Provision program, according to data from The Food Research & Action Center and the Center[Read More…]
Senate Bill 683 approved by full Senate in unanimous vote
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Senate, on March 21, unanimously passed Senate Bill 683, making several revisions and updates to the state’s process of selling lands forfeited by delinquent property taxes. “During its 2022 Regular Session, the Legislature enacted a host of provisions relating to the timing and procedure of[Read More…]
