MORGANTOWN – A new legislative post audit says the Higher Education Policy Commission entered into an unauthorized sabbatical-leave contract with former Chancellor Paul Hill that cost the state more than […]
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Justice and team describe vaccine partnership with Walgreens
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice and his team talked about the new Walgreens partnership with the state to administer an extra 5,800 vaccine doses per week across West Virginia. Walgreens […]
Hospitals offer antibody, antiviral treatments
MORGANTOWN – Mon Health System and WVU Medicine are making use of antibody and antiviral treatments to reduce hospitalizations and speed recovery of COVID-19 patients. Mon Health is using two […]
Budget resolution with COVID relief and stimulus checks passes House, heads toward reconciliation
MORGANTOWN – The U.S. House of Representatives passed the budget resolution containing President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 American Rescue Plan on Friday. The House action followed the Senate’s marathon session […]
W.Va. continues to make vaccine spotlight; Johnson & Johnson vaccine under FDA review
MORGANTOWN – Vaccine news continues to take the forefront at the govenor’s COVID-19 briefings. Gov. Jim Justice on Friday highlighted a letter from a Minnesota state senator who praised West […]
DEP to cut more than third of its staff
MORGANTOWN – Significant revenue shortfalls have led the state Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Oil and Gas to cut more than a third of its staff – including inspectors. […]
Attorney General Morrisey announces $10 million settlement with opioid industry consulting firm
MORGANTOWN – State Attorney General announced Thursday a $10 million settlement with a national marketing firm that helped opioid manufacturers fuel the opioid epidemic. Morrisey said in a press conference […]
Higher ed leaders share COVID challenges, future goals during Press Association meeting
MORGANTOWN – State education leaders talked with the press Wednesday afternoon about the challenges they’ve faced during the pandemic and what lies ahead. This was the third and final West […]
House of Delegates leaders describe 2021 session goals, pandemic challenges
MORGANTOWN – State House of Delegates leaders shared their plan for the coming legislative session during a Wednesday West Virginia Press Association lookahead meeting. It was a virtual meeting because […]
W.Va. to see another bump in vaccine allotment; Marsh expects production to increase in coming weeks
MORGANTOWN — While it’s still not enough, West Virginia will get extra vaccines next week. Gov. Jim Justice said during his Wednesday COVID-19 briefing that he learned during a White […]
