CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), in conjunction with the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE), has announced the launch of a new federal public benefit program to support school-age children residing in low-income households. The West Virginia Summer EBT (WV-SEBT) program will provide short-term grocery benefit[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – State Treasurer Riley Moore, who serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the West Virginia College and Jumpstart Savings Programs, today announced the Board has adopted his proposal to transition the emerging markets investment option in the SMART529 Select Plan to[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association BECKLEY, W.Va. – Leaders of the West Virginia Hive and West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) Launch Lab announced today the entrepreneurs who will be presenting their business strategies at the April 23, 2024 Pitch Southern West Virginia business idea competition on the campus[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University officials announced that Dr. Henry Collier has been named the inaugural executive director of the Institute for Cyber Security at the university. Marshall Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Avinandan “Avi” Mukherjee said the university benefited from a strong[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Sample ballots for West Virginia’s May 14 primary election are now available online for registered voters to review before they vote. According to W.Va. Secretary of State Mac Warner, the sample ballots available through the search tool are specific to the voter’s residential address and take into consideration the voter’s[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association WASHINGTON, DC – On April 16, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, on fully implementing Jessie’s Law and better classifying rural Appalachia for federal healthcare resources. On fully implementing Jessie’s Law: “I[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association WASHINGTON, D.C. – On April 16, 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), questioned U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra on the agency’s budget requests for[Read More…]

Mobile unit to be unveiled on Thursday, Apr. 18 at 3 p.m. West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha Valley’s HIV crisis has been well documented. During the past few years. An increase in homelessness, substance use disorders and the sharing of needles has led to the spread of[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association GLEN JEAN, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard, in partnership with the West Virginia Retired Military Council, hosted the third annual West Virginia Military Retiree Appreciation Day at the Glen Jean Armed Forces Reserve Center, Glen Jean, West Virginia, April 13, 2024. The event was[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Medical Services announced it will begin auditing Medicaid waiver providers on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds that were received during the COVID-19 pandemic. Providers were notified of this intention by letter on Friday, April 12, 2024. BMS will conduct the[Read More…]