| The Governor
Morrisey’s office shrugs off EPA nixing program behind $106M support for WV solar
The Legislature
Wilfong Wellness Center in Fairmont receives money from state senators
State Government
West Virginia Secretary of Health Appoints State Health Officer
West Virginia taps McDaniel for state health officer
Federal Government
Capito supports Guard deployment in D.C.; senator knows firsthand of violence
Capito Congratulates Richmond on USDA Appointment
Federal health agency says West Virginia should honor religious exemptions to vaccination
Feds direct states to check immigration status of their Medicaid enrollees
West Virginia Rep. Riley Moore urges Trump to award Presidential Medal of Freedom to Pat Buchanan
State & Local News
400,000 Retirees in West Virginia Qualify For The ‘Senior Deduction’ Under Big, Beautiful Bill
Two W.Va. Counties To Get Loans For Water, Sewer Upgrades
Other States’ News
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Propose Plan to Eliminate School Property Taxes
Budget surplus, solar farms and abortion rights likely to dominate Virginia General Assembly session
Kentucky lawmaker pushes to return driver’s license services to counties
Ohio seeing decline in public school enrollment
National & World News
Judge denies request to unseal Epstein files
Trump expands cities targeted for possible military deployment to Baltimore in a spat with governor
Business/Manufacturing/Economic Development
I-68 Energy Manufacturing Corridor gets another push by local commission
West Virginia lacks shovel-ready sites for businesses
West Virginia lags behind its neighbors in sites for new businesses.
Children & Families
New Senate Group in Georgia Looks at Youth Leaving Foster Care
Courts & Crime
Domestic violence survivor turns trauma into purpose
Higher Education
Bluefield State University Inaugurates New President
West Virginia Campus Self-defense Act sees low first-year student participation
K-12 Education
W.Va. Board of Education says they will ‘stay the course to protect students’ amid vaccine debate
Teacher shortages persist despite school consolidations in West Virginia
School capital project update given to Board of Education
Wetzel Board Takes First Steps Toward Consolidation All County Schools
Kanawha County Schools Superintendent discusses decline in chronic absenteeism rate
Elections & Politics
Upshur County senator launches re-election campaign
West Virginia elected official pushes back on President Trump’s vow to change electoral process
Democrats alarmed over new data showing voters fleeing to GOP
Energy & Environment
Surging US LNG exports to fuel growth in shale gas production
Why a new gas pipeline into New England may (or may not) lower energy bills
Surface owner’s group supports Ohio County couple suing mining company for subsidence damages
Exclusive: Crescent Energy nears deal for US shale peer Vital Energy, sources say
First Responders, Military/Veterans
First responders in Elkins honored after elderly man’s life was saved
Morgantown native selected to lead West Virginia National Guard Foundation
Our WV National Guard is being used as a political prop
Health Care
Horror Show: The NGO that offers premature organ “donations”
PEIA reform must be transparent and inclusive
PEIA is a Problem of Perspective
Drug Tariffs Finally Land. Why Pharma Stocks Are Breathing Easy.
Trump’s two-term pharmaceutical plan to secure America’s medicines
Federal health watchdog threatens funding over religious vaccine exemption fight
Interesting News
NOAA releases fall weather predictions for every state
When do you have to retake a driver’s test in West Virginia?
Pop Culture & Media
Labubu Mania: From Blind-Box Toys to Global Phenomenon
Film star Gloria Swanson was in West Virginia 100 years ago this week
Senior Citizens
Volunteers needed for Foster Grandparents program in WV
Senior citizen sidewalk repair
WV program that lets seniors assist students seeking volunteers but faces uncertain future
Substance Use Disorder
West Virginia Opioid Settlement Funds Are Supposed to Reverse Years of Crisis.
Keep up fight against opioid scourge
Ripley City Council approves second project for its opioid funds
Technology, Utilities & The PSC
W.Va. federal broadband grant proposal will only use half of $1.2 billion award
How Did the ‘Benefit of the Bargain’ Change West Virginia’s BEAD Plan?
Tourism & Nature
Drinking this PA beer will now raise money for West Virginia state parks |
