CHARLESTON, W.VA.— U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Shelley Moore Capito, (R-WV), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Jim Risch (R-ID) last week reintroduced a bipartisan resolution designating April 15-21, 2024, as National Osteopathic Medicine Week. The bipartisan resolution recognizes the service and dedication of Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs) and schools of[Read More…]
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U.S. Senators Manchin and Capito, both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, vote to secure West Virginia priorities in a bipartisan appropriations package
Funding included for WVU, Marshall, WVSOM and numerous other schools and projects WV Press Association Sharing Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito, members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted to secure a number of West Virginia priorities in a bipartisan appropriations package, which included the Fiscal Year[Read More…]
WV House passes bill weakening legislative auditor independence
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail Charleston, W.Va. – A bill passed the West Virginia Legislature Thursday that would weaken the independence of a state position charged with auditing the state budget and government spending units, reporting misapplication of state funds and making recommendations on their findings. The Senate initially rejected[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate, House battle over budget, raises, unemployment changes
By Steven Allen Adams, Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — One of the constitutional requirements for the West Virginia Legislature is to pass a balanced budget for the upcoming fiscal year, but disagreements Friday on bills between the House of Delegates and the state Senate put that goal in[Read More…]
WV Flood Resiliency Trust Fund waiting for allocations
State Resiliency Office updated Legislative Interim Committee on Flooding By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Nine months after Senate Bill 677 established the West Virginia Flood Resiliency Trust Fund and placed the administrative authority of the West Virginia Disaster Recovery Trust Fund under the State Resiliency Office[Read More…]
WV Legislative Interims: Lawmakers updated on ‘Unite with Numeracy’ and other education programs
West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Education, on Sunday, heard a presentation from the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) Academic Support Director Jonah Adkins, and Coordinator of Mathematics Tim Flatley regarding the state’s “Unite with Numeracy” program. “Thank[Read More…]
WV Legislative Interims: Joint Committee on Flooding hears update on State Resiliency Office
By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Nine months after Senate Bill 677 established the West Virginia Flood Resiliency Trust Fund and placed the administrative authority of the West Virginia Disaster Recovery Trust Fund under the State Resiliency Office (SRO), State Resiliency Officer Bob Martin, on Sunday, told[Read More…]
Legislative committee hears update regarding EMS services
WV Press Staff Report WHEELING, W.Va. – The state Legislature’s Joint Committee on Volunteer Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services, on Tuesday, heard an update from Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) Director Jody Ratliff on the required number of ambulances and staff needed to facilitate EMS services, and a[Read More…]
WV Legislative Interims: Veterans’ Affairs updated on suicides among armed services veterans
By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association WHEELING, W.Va. – Although veteran suicide rates have decreased nationwide, the numbers are still far too high, according to West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance Cabinet Secretary Edward Diaz, who spoke before members of the West Virginia legislative Select Committee On Veterans’ Affairs during[Read More…]
WV Legislative Interims: Health and Human Resources Accountability committee hears update on DHHR
WV Press Staff Report WHEELING, W.Va. – The West Virginia Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability (LOCHHRA), on Sunday, met at The Health Plan’s Wheeling offices to hear status updates regarding the transformation of the Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR). Dr. Sherri Young, who currently[Read More…]
