By AMELIA FERRELL KNISELY HD Media CHARLESTON, WVa. — More than 25,000 West Virginians would lose food stamp benefits under a Trump administration proposal that would change how states determine eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Nearly 300,000 West Virginia residents rely on SNAP, according to data from[Read More…]
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GM plant workers in Martinsburg, W.Va., continue to protest for better pay
By Breanna Francis, The Journal of Martinsburg MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Community members shouted and honked in support of the roughly 90 Martinsburg United Auto Workers striking along GM Access Road off W.Va.9 on Day 2 of a nationwide strike against General Motors. Vanessa Banks, local 1590 UAW president, said this[Read More…]
Senators Capito, Manchin announce $6 Million for W.Va. home visiting program
Release from the Senator Capito: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a grant of $6,031,476 for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program. Funding is provided[Read More…]
WVRHC receives fifth NEH grant to digitize historical newspapers
Press Release from WVUToday: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Libraries’ West Virginia & Regional History Center has received a $201,917 grant – its fifth from the National Endowment for the Humanities – to continue digitizing newspapers published in West Virginia from 1790 to 1923. The award is part of the National Digital Newspaper Program,[Read More…]
WVDCR enhances victim notification, expands to jails
Press release from WVDCR: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia has strengthened an important tool that supports, protects and empowers crime victims and survivors by providing timely and reliable offender information. The state’s Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation has expanded the Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE) network to all 10 regional[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, Sept. 17
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The regional bureau of The Associated Press shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER RULES OUT TALKS WITH AMERICA Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says[Read More…]
National Hunting and Fishing Days celebration to be held at Stonewall Resort State Park Sept. 21-22
Release from www.wvdnr.gov: ROANOKE, WV – West Virginia’s celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Days is returning to Stonewall Jackson Resort State Park on Sept. 21-22. While many of the popular attractions are back, outdoor enthusiasts can expect the state’s largest hunting and fishing show to sound a little different this[Read More…]
Citing planned protest, W.Va. Highways Department seeks to limit turnout at mass employee grievance
By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Attorneys for the West Virginia Division of Highways are asking the state Public Employees Grievance Board to make an exception to a law that allows grievants to attend their grievance hearings without having to take time off from work or use leave[Read More…]
Opinion: State subsidization of greyhound racing no longer makes sense in W.Va.
By W.Va. Senate President Mitch Carmichael In recent years, our Legislature has placed an emphasis on moving West Virginia into the national mainstream. From legal reform to education reform, and everything in between, a common driver of our agenda has been to ensure that West Virginia is no longer ranked[Read More…]
