By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Sen. Joe Manchin doesn’t favor passing the entire $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan proposed by President Biden, he told members of the West Virginia press Wednesday morning. Not all at once, anyway. He reminded all that there’s no actual bill yet to[Read More…]

By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Wednesday funding for King Coal Highway, the Coalfields Expressway and other vital road projects in the state will be part of a federal infrastructure package. “Those two highways are critically needed,” he said during a virtual[Read More…]

WV News MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A new study from West Virginia University suggests that rural e-cigarette users are older, and often get sicker, than their urban counterparts. Researchers with the WVU School of Medicine are investigating severe lung injuries occurring among e-cigarette users in rural Appalachia. Sunil Sharma, section chief[Read More…]

By David Kirk, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Earth Day used to be fun. “Back then it was kind of fun. We had a parade downtown — it was a celebration, now it’s a catastrophe,” said Paul Edwards, an adjunct professor at Fairmont State University. Edwards, a retired professor[Read More…]

By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — During the 2021 regular session, West Virginia legislators passed more than a half-dozen bills restricting the ability of municipalities to pass ordinances, including a bill that, as passed in its final version, will prohibit cities from restricting use of plastic bags, straws[Read More…]

By Taylor Stuck, The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Based on her first report to the state, the new foster care ombudsman has found success for people throughout the child welfare system, but fear and lack of information is pervasive. The report by the director of the West Virginia Foster Care[Read More…]

By Charles Young, WV News WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., recently announced he would co-sponsor the Senate version of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021, which would expand protections related to employees’ rights to unionize and collectively bargain in the workplace. The PRO Act passed[Read More…]

By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Morgantown-Fairmont Metropolitan Statistical Area ranks among the nation’s cleanest cities for ozone and short-term particle air pollution in American Lung Association’s 2021 State of the Air report. Monongalia, Marion and Harrison counties were among the nation’s cleanest for short-term particle pollution[Read More…]

Release from The Martin Hall Agency: MORGANTOWN, W.Va.—The Martin Hall Agency (MHA) was awarded three student advertising awards (ADDYs) from the West Virginia chapter of the American Advertising Federation (AAF). The ADDY Awards recognize agency professionals and college students who have created outstanding work in creative advertising. MHA earned a[Read More…]

By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN – Sen Joe Manchin and United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts teamed up on Monday to promote coal jobs and clean coal technology. They took part in a National Press Club Virtual Headliners conversation called “Energy transition and the next steps for[Read More…]