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West Virginia faces job loss challenges amid election year and shrinking workforce
WCHS - West Virginia
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A report from the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics shows that in May of this year, 717,000 jobs were held within the state, but a year ago that number was over 725,000. Executive Director for the West Virginia Center on...
West Virginia Coffee Festival Pours Community and Flavor Into First-Ever Event
Huntington News - West Virginia
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June 30, 2025
The scent of freshly brewed coffee filled the air as caffeine enthusiasts from across the state gathered Saturday at Valley Park for the first annual West Virginia Coffee Festival. For Bethany Lewis, it was more than just a cup of joe—it was a...
As Senate continues 'Big, Beautiful' debate, West Virginia hospitals call provisions 'detrimental'
MetroNews - West Virginia
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June 30, 2025
As members of the U.S. Senate continued to consider amendments to the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” healthcare officials in West Virginia continued to warn about the potential effects. Senators spent hours on Monday considering amendments in a process...
Turnpike Traffic Jam Is a Wake-Up Call for West Virginia’s Leadership
Huntington News - West Virginia
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June 30, 2025
Last week’s traffic nightmare on the West Virginia Turnpike wasn’t just a frustrating delay—it was a warning. Thousands of motorists were stranded for hours after a mudslide blocked the northbound lanes, with no clear detour and little...
State Senators Raise Alarms Over West Virginia’s Budget Outlook
Huntington News - West Virginia
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June 30, 2025
Two West Virginia state senators are voicing serious concerns about the state’s financial future following a recent budget presentation during interim legislative meetings. Senators Mike Oliverio and Joey Garcia appeared this week on WAJR’s “Talk...
Mudslide Strands Thousands Overnight on West Virginia Turnpike, Sparks Outrage
Huntington News - West Virginia
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June 30, 2025
Thousands of drivers found themselves trapped for more than eight hours overnight Friday on a remote stretch of the West Virginia Turnpike, after a mudslide caused by heavy rain clogged a storm drain and flooded the northbound lanes. The traffic...
Annual report for West Virginia businesses due by midnight
WDTV 5 - West Virginia
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June 30, 2025
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - The clock is ticking for business owners to file their annual report. Since January 1st, West Virginia business owners could file their updated documentation including mailing information for their business. However, in...
Flood Recovery in McDowell County Strains Already Struggling West Virginia Community
Huntington News - West Virginia
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June 30, 2025
When floodwaters rushed through McDowell County in February, they came without warning. Rev. Brad Davis barely had time to grab his two cats before his home was swallowed by the deluge. Now, four months later, Davis and the rest of his community...
West Virginia Counties Set the Rules for Opioid Funds — with No One Watching
The Record Delta - West Virginia
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For two hours every Thursday and Friday, Randall Brown gathers a handful of people in front of a whiteboard. They sit on a couch or armchairs on either side — the walls filled with colorful drawings while coffee brews in a nearby pot. These are...
$25K Grant Kickstarts New Baseball Complex at University High School in West Virginia
Sports Illustrated - New York
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June 30, 2025
Funding Announcement and Purpose West Virginia State Senators Mike Oliverio (R-Monongalia) and Charles Clements (R-Wetzel) visited University High School (UHS) on Friday to present a $25,000 grant from an economic development assistance fund,...
W.Va. Residents Visit Congress, Urging Senators To Vote Down Medicaid Cuts
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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June 30, 2025
Hedgesville resident Stacey Langley woke up early on the morning of June 18 for a trek to the nearby city of Martinsburg. Hours later, she found herself in the offices of West Virginia’s sitting United States senators, advocating for a program...
WVU Board of Governors approves naming opportunities
The Dominion Post - West Virginia
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June 30, 2025
MORGANTOWN — As part of the consent agenda considered during its June 13 meeting, the West Virginia University Board of Governors approved three items listed under “Renaming of Buildings.” Among the trio was “a paid sponsorship opportunity for a...
28 mins ago early and often early and often Republicans Are Quietly Strangling the Filibuster for Trump By Ed Kilgore By skirting the Senate parliamentarian’s power to police the boundaries of reconciliation bills, the GOP is putting the filibuster on …
New York Mag
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June 30, 2025
Lindsey Graham has stolen the Senate Parliamentarian’s power over budget bills. Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images In the background of the Senate Republican struggle to give Donald Trump his One Big Beautiful Bill, something...
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Cases on Teacher, Student Political Speech
Education Week
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June 30, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear two cases involving highly charged political speech connected to public schools. One involved a teacher who was dismissed over social media posts that her school district deemed derogatory and...
West Virginia House Majority Leader says there’s proof Del. Masters didn’t write antisemitic comment
Spirit of Jefferson - West Virginia
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West Virginia House Majority Leader Pat McGeehan issued a statement Friday saying he had “definitive proof” that Del. Ian T. Masters, R-Berkeley, was not recently using an Instagram account responsible for an antisemitic comment last week....
Trump’s Effort To Remove Noncitizens From Census Would Affect Elections
The Federalist
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June 30, 2025
Following a years-long surge in illegal immigration, the Trump administration is poised to challenge a longstanding but legally fraught practice: counting illegal aliens in the U.S. census. President Trump tried to end the practice during his...
Sen. Thom Tillis won't run in 2026, leaving Senate seat up for grabs
WRAL 5 - North Carolina
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June 30, 2025
North Carolina U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis — a Republican who has come under fire from his own party for working on bipartisan legislation and questioning Republican President Donald Trump’s decisions — said Sunday that he won't seek reelection. The...
Morrisey touts West Virginia’s development efforts
The Herald Star - Ohio
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WEIRTON — While visiting the Northern Panhandle this week to check in on emergency response to the flooding in Ohio County and celebrate the establishment of a new civics-based program at West Virginia University, Gov. Patrick Morrisey took time...
Medicaid Cuts Could Harm West Virginians
WCBC - Maryland
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June 30th, 2025 by WCBC Radio Medicaid in West Virginia has become essential for affordable and accessible health care yet recently Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice had voted to cut some funding for the program. Ellen Allen with West...
Circuit Judge Recuses Himself From West Virginia Vaccine Mandate Lawsuit
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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photo by: W.Va. Legislative Photograpy Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Todd Kirby, seen here attending a 2023 legislative interim meeting in Charleston during his prior tenure as a member of the House of Delegates, recused himself from...