New report estimates charter schools are serving 348,000 new students in 2014-15 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nearly 2.9 million students now attend charter schools, according to a report released today by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools that estimates growth in charter schools and their student enrollment. U.S. charter schools are serving almost 348,000 new students in 2014-15,[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Representatives from the West Virginia Manufacturers Association (WVMA) announced this week they will be hosting the Marcellus and Manufacturing Development Conference (MMDC) in conjunction with this year’s West Virginia Construction and Design Exposition.  One of the region’s largest manufacturing events, the MMDC will take place March 25 and 26 at the Charleston Civic Center, combining the former WVMA[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Joe Manchin announced this week that Mercer County’s mobile health clinic, which served as an extension of the Beckley VA Medical Center, will become a permanent VA clinic in Princeton to help the growing number of veterans in the area access primary care and telehealth services.[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Shatterproof, the first national organization committed to supporting research, advocacy and resources for those affected by the disease of addiction to alcohol or other drugs, has recognized Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and West Virginia lawmakers for passing the Access to Opioid Antagonists Act.   The bill (Senate Bill 335) was requested by Gov. Tomblin[Read More…]