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Verizon contributes $10K in response to devastating flooding in West Virginia
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 25, 2025
WHEELING, W.Va., June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On June 15, devastating heavy rains and flash flooding severely impacted Ohio and Marion counties in West Virginia. This rare event saw up to 3 to 4 inches of rainfall in less than an hour in...
DoHS Announces Payment Updates for Drug Screening and Testing Services in Child Welfare Proceedings Under Senate Bill 128
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
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June 27, 2025
The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS) is announcing important updates to the payment process for drug screening and testing services in child welfare proceedings, following the enactment of Senate Bill 128, which takes effect July...
DEADLINE APPROACHING! Secretary Warner releases a video message reminder to West Virginia business owners to file their Annual Report
West Virginia Secretary of the State
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June 23, 2025
Charleston, W.Va. – According to WV Secretary of State Kris Warner, more than 60,000 businesses registered with the WV Secretary of State's Office have still not filed their Annual Report. The good news, those businesses have until 11:59 p.m. on...
WV Secretary of State’s Virtual Assistant Earns International Recognition
West Virginia Secretary of the State
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June 25, 2025
Charleston, W.Va. – At the 48th annual International Association of Commercial Administrators (IACA) Conference in Manchester, New Hampshire—the WV Secretary of State's S.O.LO. (SOLO) Virtual Assistant earned the 2025 Merit Award. IACA is the...
Former Corrections Officer Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison on Federal Civil Rights Charges in Connection with Death of Inmate at West Virginia Jail
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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June 9, 2025
A former corrections officer from the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, West Virginia, was sentenced today for failing to intervene to stop other officers from assaulting an inmate, identified by the initials Q.B., on March 1, 2022. Q.B. died as a...
Attorney General Bird Announces Legal Victory for Iowa Seniors
State of Iowa Office of the Attorney General
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June 19, 2025
DES MOINES -- Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced a legal victory against President Biden’s attack on affordable nursing homes. The states sued the Biden administration’s Department of Health and Human Services because it sought to apply...
Connecticut Enters Multistate Legal Fight to Protect Genetic Information in 23andMe Bankruptcy Case from Sale to Highest Bidder
The Office of Attorney General Connecticut
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June 11, 2025
Press Releases 06/11/2025 Connecticut Enters Multistate Legal Fight to Protect Genetic Information in 23andMe Bankruptcy Case from Sale to Highest Bidder Attorney General Tong Advises Consumers to Consider Deleting 23andMe Data and Genetic Samples...
June 10, 2025 - Attorney General Miyares Takes Legal Action Against 23andMe to Protect Virginians’ Genetic Data
Attorney General of Virginia
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June 10, 2025
Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the Attorney General Jason S. Miyares Attorney General 202 North 9th Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-786-2071 FAX 804-786-1991 Virginia Relay Service 800-828-1120 For media inquiries only, contact: Shaun...
Oregon in Multi-State Legal Fight to Protect Genetic Information in 23andMe Bankruptcy Case
Oregon Department of Justice
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June 9, 2025
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced that his office alongside a bipartisan coalition of 28 states filed a lawsuit on behalf of consumers, objecting to the proposed sale of personal genetic information collected by 23andMe. The...
77 Municipal Elections scheduled to take place next Tuesday, June 10th; Early Voting ends this Saturday
West Virginia Secretary of the State
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June 6, 2025
Charleston, W.Va. – According to the WV Secretary of State's Office, 104 municipal elections are scheduled to take place in 2025. Of those, 77 elections will take place next Tuesday, June 10. Secretary of State Kris Warner announced today that the...
Attorney General Knudsen leads 28-state coalition against unconstitutional waiting-period law
Montana Department of Justice
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June 5, 2025
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a 28-state coalition supporting a challenge to Maine’s unconstitutional waiting-period law which requires gun buyers to wait 72 hours before taking possession of a firearm after purchase. The...
South African Government confirms tragic death of citizen in the USA
South African Government
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June 4, 2025
The Government of the Republic of South Africa confirms with deep sadness the tragic passing of a South African citizen in West Virginia, United States of America. The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ronald Lamola, has...
22nd Century Technologies Inc. Expands Headquarters in Fairfax County
Virginia Economic Development Partnership
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June 27, 2025
RICHMOND, VA — Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that 22nd Century Technologies Inc., a leading IT services integrator and workforce solutions provider, will invest $1 million to expand its headquarters in Fairfax County and offices across...
Notice of Availability: Draft Programmatic Agreement and Request for Public Comments
FEMA
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June 27, 2025
PHILADELPHIA-- The City of Annapolis, Maryland has applied through the Maryland Department of Emergency Management to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Grant...
Interior Announces Nearly $725 Million to Reclaim Abandoned Coal Mines
U.S. Department of the Interior - Washington D.C.
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June 27, 2025
Date: June 27, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON — As part of President Donald J. Trump’s America First Energy Agenda, the Department of the Interior today announced the availability of nearly $725 million in fiscal year 2025...
Becker Global America Upgrading Management Information Systems in Washington County
Virginia Economic Development Partnership
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June 26, 2025
RICHMOND, VA — The Virginia Economic Development Partnership today announced that Becker Global America, a company specializing in designing and building custom electrical equipment, will invest $100,000 to upgrade its management information...
Celia Huber Joins AMN Healthcare Board of Directors
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 24, 2025
DALLAS, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMN Healthcare (NYSE: AMN), the leader and innovator in total talent solutions for healthcare organizations, announced the election of Celia Huber to its Board of Directors during its annual meeting of...
DOGE Actions Begin to Trigger Shifts in D.C. Housing Market
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 24, 2025
North Bethesda, Md., June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Federal workforce reductions under the Trump Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative are creating visible ripples across the Washington D.C. metro housing market....
PepGel Announces the Appointment of Theodore Bernstein as Chief Executive Officer
EIN Presswire
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June 25, 2025
WINSTON-SALEM, NC, UNITED STATES, June 25, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- PepGel, LLC, an innovator in hydrogel-based regenerative medicine technologies, proudly announces that it has appointed Theodore (“Ted”) Bernstein as Chief Executive Officer....
Attorney General Bird Leads 20 States Supporting Nomination of Emil Bove for Federal Appellate Judgeship
State of Iowa Office of the Attorney General
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June 24, 2025
DES MOINES— Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 20-state coalition supporting President Trump’s nomination of Emil Bove III to serve as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Mr. Bove has credentials that establish him as...