MORGANTOWN — A Wednesday COVID-19 briefing abuzz with numbers yielded a new slogan from Gov. Jim Justice: “Beat 588 bad.” That’s a number floated by a reporter of those West […]
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Mon County, Morgantown-Fairmont among nation’s cleanest for air pollution in American Lung Association 2021 report
MORGANTOWN – The Morgantown-Fairmont Metropolitan Statistical Area ranks among the nation’s cleanest cities for ozone and short-term particle air pollution in American Lung Association’s 2021 State of the Air report. […]
Joe Manchin, Cecil Roberts talk clean coal, coal jobs with National Press Club
MORGANTOWN – Sen Joe Manchin and United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts teamed up on Monday to promote coal jobs and clean coal technology. They took part in […]
Justice to sign executive order lifting many of his 91 pandemic orders; mask mandate to remain in place
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice announced Monday that he’s issuing a new executive order undoing many of the previous 91 he issued since March 2020 to respond to the COVID-19 […]
How the needle exchange bill diverges from CDC guidance, and what needle exchanges can accomplish
MORGANTOWN — The CDC offers an abundance of resources and guidance for syringe service programs — SSPs, or needle exchanges. Many elements of SB 334, which the governor signed into […]
Morgantown social worker fears needle exchange bill will harm her clients
MORGANTOWN — Opposition to the needle exchange licensing bill on the verge of becoming law extends right down to the people on the ground who work with exchange clients and […]
As vaccine pace slackens, Justice and team urge West Virginians not to quit before the race is won
MORGANTOWN — COVID variants and the slackening pace of vaccinations in the state occupied most of Friday’s COVID-19 briefing from the Capitol. Gov. Jim Justice summed up the conversation before […]
Health Right director sees harm coming from Senate needle exchange bill
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice said early this week that he will likely sign the bill to license and regulate needle exchange programs – SB 334. The executive director of […]
Capito tells WV press she favors more limited infrastructure bill focused on traditional infrastructure projects
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito met virtually with members of the West Virginia press on Thursday to talk about President Biden’s American Jobs Plan infrastructure bill and a few […]
Justice and team: Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause won’t hinder state program; no veto planned for transgender sports bill
MORGANTOWN — A good portion of Wednesday’s COVID-19 briefing from the Capitol was taken up with the national pause placed on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after a blood-clotting issue […]
