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News Headlines

 

 

  The Governor 

 Poll: West Virginians Want State Officials To Focus on the Economy

 Morrisey elaborates on budget concerns, announces appointments

 

The Legislature

House of Delegates to host public service for Supreme Court Justice Tim Armstead 

 WV senator will represent hospital resident in suit against Morrisey over sale

 

State Government 

Attorney General McCuskey joins coalition urging EPA to halt funding climate activist group

 

Federal Government 

Capito: Federal broadband dollars will soon start going out

Senate GOP readies for high-stakes battles as work resumes in Washington

Congressman Moore Announces Over $3 Million Recovered for West Virginians

Millions in new Justice liabilities; family assets for WV Congress members detailed

Bipartisan group of former CDC directors cast RFK Jr. as ‘dangerous’

 

State & Local News 

 Poll: West Virginians have increasing concern about the economy 

Some Turnpike access ramps to be closed in Kanawha City starting Tuesday

 

Other States’ News 

Carbon Capture Can Be an Economic Accelerator for Ohio

The sprint to Election Day begins in the Virginia and New Jersey governor’s races

 

National & World News 

Rescue teams in Afghanistan battle to reach remote areas after quake killed at least 800

 

Business/Manufacturing/Economic Development 

WV’s Business Leaders Want Action

Grants Awarded To Help Counties Prepare For New Business

KCI Aviation to expand operation with $16 million facility at the North Central West Virginia Airport Workforce to grow to 80.

Josh Sword: WV labor report disappointing, but not surprising (Opinion)

 

Children & Families 

 Child care is still a big challenge in West Virginia; many solutions will need state dollars

 

Courts & Crime  

Judicial Day of Mourning Declared for Sept. 2

Appeals court says exposure class action has standing

 

Higher Education

Marshall president Smith touts data center benefits for West Virginia Marshall president says facilities have significant employment opportunities.

 

K-12 Education 

 W.Va. Board of Education files additional motions with state Supreme Court to stay consolidated religious exemptions

 West Virginia bishop opposes religious and philosophical exemptions to school vaccine law 

 In debate over religious freedoms and vaccination law, ‘notwithstanding’ is the word to rule all words 

 

Elections & Politics

Ranking the Democratic contenders for president in 2028

 Your Voice, Your Vote: Get Registered To Vote Now

 

Energy & Environment  

Skeptical Investor Changes Mind on Williams’ NY Pipeline Prospects

Utilities Landing Deals to Provide M-U NatGas to Data Centers

Exxon Outlook: Natural Gas Demand to Rise Another 20% by 2050

 

First Responders, Military/Veterans

Morgantown Fire Marshal’s Office Selected for ATF Canine Training Program

45th annual Jane Lew Fireman’s Festival sees large turnout

 

Health Care 

 ‘They’re Not Protecting Healthcare Workers’: What We Heard This Week 

 WVU Medicine Weirton Medical Center partners with Hancock County Schools for Project SEARCH 

As job numbers fall, Vandalia Health aims to bring employment, access to West Virginians 

Trump demands pharmaceutical companies release Covid drug success rates

 

Interesting News  

How dogs help West Virginia: Therapy, herding, hunting and safety

 

Pop Culture & Media

Congress cut $1.1 billion at PBS and NPR. How struggling stations are coping

 

Senior Citizens

 Company buying WV hospitals says they’ll continue Meals on Wheels, feeding Marion County seniors 

 

Substance Use Disorder

 Taylor County Commission signs on to national opioid settlements, hears update 

 

Technology, Utilities & The PSC

Potomac Edison seeking approval for transmission line project going through Jefferson County Project is 60 miles in total between West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland

PSC: For Now, No Change In Appalachian Power’s Rates

 

Tourism & Nature 

6 New Monuments To Commemorate March To Blair Mountain

 

 

     

 

 

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