Politics

Chris Miller Receives Endorsement From West Virginians for Life

Huntington, WV – West Virginians for Life today announced their endorsement of businessman Chris Miller for Governor. West Virginians for Life (WVFL) is the ...

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Gov. Justice vetoes vaccine bill

Gov. Jim Justice announced today that he has vetoed HB 5105, which would have removed vaccination requirements for students in virtual public schools and ...

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States rush to combat AI threat to elections

This year’s presidential election will be the first since generative AI — a form of artificial intelligence that can create new content, including images, ...

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Judge sides with parks, libraries against Cabell BOE; district must continue funding the agencies

BY: CAITY COYNE – NOVEMBER 17, 2023 4:28 PM Cabell County Circuit Judge Gregory Howard issued a ruling Friday in favor of the Cabell ...

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County agencies oppose PEIA rate hikes during public meeting in Charleston

During a public hearing in Charleston Monday evening, more than a dozen people spoke against proposed health insurance premiums hikes for state and local ...

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DHHR faces Jan. 1 deadline to split into 3 new departments, address vacancy issues

State lawmakers want to make certain the roll out helps reduce spending and employee redundancy. The split legislation could see edits in January to ...

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‘A massive problem’: School districts misspent millions in COVID-19 relief money, audit shows

Federal pandemic relief dollars were intended to help students recover from the education interruptions. More problems are likely to surface as spending and financial ...

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Gee a no-show for state lawmakers, who got a closer look at WVU budget ahead of programs, jobs cuts

West Virginia University’s Board of Governors is expected to cut dozens of academic programs and jobs this week in an effort to deal with ...

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Patients continue to linger in state psychiatric hospital without treatment plans, inspection shows

Lawmakers have heard for years about problems at William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital, a psychiatric facility under state operation. They recently toured the hospital, ...

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