Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A public meeting about proposed changes to Charleston’s postal center is back on the calendar. U.S. Postal Service officials posted on their website Thursday that the forum will be held at the Charleston Coliseum & Civic Center at 6:30 p.m. on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, in the[Read More…]
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Childcare tax credit bills moving in West Virginia House
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia House of Delegates committee has begun working on tax credits and pilot programs meant to encourage the growth of childcare options to help get people back into the workforce. The House Committee on Senior, Children,[Read More…]
Operation R.I.P. Potholes: WVDOH has patched more than 300 miles
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) road crews have laid down more than 300 tons of asphalt and milled and filled potholes along more than 300 miles of roadway in Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, and Wayne counties since an asphalt[Read More…]
DoHS’s Bureau for Medical Services selects new financial management services vendor
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Medical Services (BMS) has announced Palco, a financial management services (FMS) company, will provide FMS, fiscal employer/agent services, and resource consulting services to West Virginia Medicaid recipients receiving support services at home or in community-based[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Manchin secures commitment from EPA to fix clean school bus program for Mineral, Monongalia and Harrison counties
West Virginia Press Association WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) has released the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rescission of award funding for three West Virginia counties to purchase zero or low-emission school buses. The EPA originally announced $18,560,000 through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Clean School Bus Program for Cabell,[Read More…]
Senate Committee advances bills to update geospatial coordinate system, provide holiday pay to firefighters
West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Senate Committee on Government Organization, on Thursday, advanced two bills; the first to update the coordinate system for survey completion, and the second to modify compensation for firefighters required to work on state holidays. Sponsored by Committee Chair Jack David[Read More…]
New columnist to appear in The Brooke County Review
BROOKE COUNTY, W.Va. — Years ago the Brooke County Review had two columnists who wrote a weekly opinion column mixed in with interesting facts or stories. Often times those were the first items read and we looked forward to them every week. It has been several years since we have[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: West Virginia Press Association hosting Media Social event on Feb. 1
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association will be hosting the annual Media Social event on Thursday, February 1. The Media Social will be held at the Culture Center, located on the grounds of the West Virginia Capitol Complex, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.[Read More…]
Groundhog Day in WV no longer canceled: French Creek Freddie will look for his shadow tomorrow, as per tradition since 1978
West Virginia Press Association WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement after speaking with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack yesterday on the importance of saving the long tradition of French Creek Freddie’s Groundhog Day in West Virginia. “After speaking with USDA[Read More…]
West Virginia Gov. Justice: Groundhog Day canceled, future of trout stocking in doubt after fed decisions
By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There won’t be an official Groundhog Day celebration in West Virginia this year, and the future of the state’s trout stocking program is in doubt, Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday. Officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture have closed the West[Read More…]
