West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Health (WVDH) is offering guidance following confirmation of the first case of the Highly Pathogenic avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in a non-commercial backyard flock in Kanawha County. It is the first confirmed case in backyard flocks or commercial birds since 2006. WVDH[Read More…]
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U.S. Sen. Capito announces Congressionally Directed Spending award for Wheeling Ironworker Apprenticeships
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced funding from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to Wheeling Ironworkers Local 549 to expand the current ironworker[Read More…]
Marshall County to forfeit $5.3 million in tax revenue
By Joselyn King, The Intelligencer MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — It was money Marshall County officials explained “never existed,” and Tuesday county commissioners denied the State Tax Department’s request for extra assessments in the county where the state had undervalued natural gas wells. All is now “status quo,” and the taxpayers affected[Read More…]
Gazette-Mail editorial: Manchin nixing presidential bid was right call
It was probably a tough decision, but Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., made the right call when he announced last week that he won’t seek the presidency on a third-party ticket. Manchin is good at winning elections. Excepting a primary upset for governor in the 1990s, he’s succeeded whenever his name[Read More…]
Under the Dome: House to turn Justice Social Security tax cut into phase-out
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A key part of Gov. Jim Justice’s 2024 platform to eliminate the remaining income tax on Social Security recipients is now becoming a three-year phase out in the West Virginia House of Delegates. House Bill 4880, relating to[Read More…]
People learn more about the next King Coal Highway segment
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Area residents examined maps and asked questions Tuesday about plans for an upcoming section of the King Coal Highway in Mercer County. The West Virginia Department of Highways hosted a public information workshop at Bluefield High School so department officials could[Read More…]
AARP West Virginia honored by Senate members on Tuesday
West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Through Tuesday’s unanimous adoption of SR 48, the Senate honored AARP West Virginia for their “many contributions that they and their volunteers provide to enhance our state and its people.” As explained in the resolution, introduced on Monday by Sen. Tom[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Manchin Op-Ed: Any loss of services at USPS center is wrong
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Charleston Gazette-Mail published an op-ed from Senator Manchin on the importance of protecting services and personnel at the United States Postal Service (USPS) Charleston Processing and Distribution Center. The full op-ed is available below: Since I last visited the U.S. Postal Service’s processing and distribution center in South[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Capito Op-Ed: Protecting our kids from social media
WASHINGTON, DC – In an op-ed published last week in The Ripon Forum, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, wrote about the negative impact that social media is having on youth across America. In the piece, Senator Capito shares details[Read More…]
WVDOH bridge crews assessing damage, making repair plans after truck hits bridge in South Charleston
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) bridge engineers are assessing the damage and drawing up repair plans after a tractor-trailer hauling an excavator hit two overpass bridges on Interstate 64 near South Charleston on Monday, February 19, 2024. A tractor-trailer hauling an excavator was headed[Read More…]
