West Virginia Press Association WASHINGTON, DC – On Jan. 26, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $5,222,863 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for four West Virginia health centers. These investments will strengthen health services in Berkeley, Fayette, and Upshur[Read More…]
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Shepherd University 2024 Academic Regional Competition rescheduled
West Virginia Press Association WHAT: West Virginia Academic Showdown Regional Competition WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, 9 a.m. WHERE: Shepherd University, Center for Contemporary Arts II Bldg., Marinoff Theater, 62 W. Campus Dr., Shepherdstown, WV 25443 CONTACT: Christy Day, West Virginia Department of Education Office of Communications, at 304-558-2699 or [email protected]; or Jessica Tice, West Virginia Higher Education Policy[Read More…]
Opinion: Have a strong foundation
By Greg Kozera, Shale Crescent USA We have friends in South Carolina who are building a house and coming back home to West Virginia. Lynnda and I are emailing them photos of the construction progress. The homes where they are building are all different. All the foundations are consistent, made[Read More…]
Opinion: COP28: Climate ideology’s damage to the world
By West Virginia State Senator Rupie Phillips, R-Logan The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai ended with a historic commitment among almost 200 countries to move away from fossil fuels – the very first international commitment to do so. In the middle of COP28, the attendees were[Read More…]
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia unveils new online records system
West Virginia Press Association Staff Report UPDATE: This article has been updated to correct a spelling error in the photo caption for Justice William R. Wooton. CHARLESTON, W.Va – During a Thursday press conference held at the West Virginia Law Library in Charleston, Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Justice Tim[Read More…]
W.Va. Senate committee advances bill regarding prescription drug distribution to safety net providers and contract pharmacies
By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A bill that would prevent prescription drug manufacturers from denying, restricting or prohibiting the acquisition of a 340B prescription drug to safety net providers and contract pharmacies has advanced in the West Virginia Legislature. The committee substitute for SB 325[Read More…]
Clarksburg (West Virginia) gets new charter school in fall 2024
By Logan Cottrell, The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The former Adamston Elementary School will be repurposed for another education venture later this year, officials said. Retired Brig. Gen. Christopher Walker, chair of the Clarksburg Classical Academy board of directors, said they have been working on a project with Accel[Read More…]
West Virginia House approves bill allowing for closed briefings of abuse cases
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Legislature’s oversight commission overseeing West Virginia’s three new health and human resources departments could soon be able to receive close-door briefings on sensitive cases with a law passed by the House of Delegates Thursday. House Bill 4595,[Read More…]
Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association looks back on year of loss, triumphs
By Tabitha Johnston, The Shepherdstown Chronicle SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Earlier this month, the Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association (SBPA) gave an update on their successes and failures over the previous year, in preserving and promoting the location of Shepherdstown Battlefield along the Potomac River. For SBPA President Mike Nickerson, one of[Read More…]
W.Va. Senate President Craig Blair, Council of State Governments (CSG) South launch permitting reform federal affairs initiative
West Virginia Press Association ATLANTA, GA — The 2023-2024 Council of State Governments, Southern Region (CSG South) Chair, Senate President Craig Blair, West Virginia, announced his 2024 Chair’s Initiative: Permitting Reform. In an increasingly stagnant federal landscape, the united voice of the leaders of the states of CSG South can leverage[Read More…]
