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Back to Charleston in April?: Justice to call special session for tax breaks, childcare issues
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday that he plans to call for a legislative special session to address budget issues such as childcare for families and property taxes for senior citizens. The 2024 session of the West Virginia Legislature began Jan. 10[Read More…]
Board chosen to serve as West Virginia First Foundation executive director
Steps down as foundation member, drops out of state Senate race By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nearly five months after first forming, the private foundation set up to distribute hundreds of millions of dollars of opioid settlement funds will have its first executive[Read More…]
Fairmont State University creates Middle College to uplift state’s foster care youth
By Eric Cravey, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — What started as a lunch conversation in June 2022 is now a new Fairmont State University program that aims to change the lives of West Virginia youth who live in foster care. Fairmont State Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs[Read More…]
Most WV counties continue to lose population, Census Bureau says
By Jim Ross, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Only six counties in West Virginia have had a net increase in population since 2020, according to 2023 population estimates released by the Census Bureau on Thursday. Berkeley County continued its state-leading growth, adding 10,365 people since the 2020 census for a[Read More…]
Editorial: Let the sun shine on local leaders
As we near the end of this year’s Sunshine Week, communities across the country are continuing to rely on their local newspaper to ensure public officials are not doing business in the dark. This is becoming an increasingly difficult task, though, due to the challenges facing the local news industry[Read More…]
