MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito talked with members of the West Virginia press on Thursday, covering the Biden budget, carbon sequestration, the Pleasants Power Station and Medicare. President Biden has proposed a $6.9 trillion budget paid for, in part, by $5.5 trillion in tax ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia will receive more than $18 million in federal funds to address the presence of potentially toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water. State Health Officer Matthew Christiansen shared that news during Gov. Jim Justice's Wednesday administration update press ...
MORGANTOWN – Bills to cap insulin copays, give the governor and constitutional officers a raise, and to recognize an unborn child as a distinct victim in a DUI-causing-death crash all passed on the last day of the legislative session on Saturday. A few other bills failed to cross the ...
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates pushed through a series of bills on Thursday as it gets ready for the 2023 legislative session to end on Saturday. Among them were a bill to address the Child Protective Service worker shortage and one loosening up certificate of need requirements for ...
Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill Monday dividing the Department of Health and Human Resources into three separate agencies, and agency leaders say they’re ready to start working on the changes. “With the governor’s signature on House Bill 2006, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources is ready to implement and uphold the intent of the West Virginia Legislature,” said Dr. Jeffrey H. Coben, interim secretary for DHHR. “Under the direction of Gov. Justice, we will work to ensure a seamless transition to a new organizational structure over the course of this ...
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates spent nearly an hour debating the Senate bill to cap the copay for insulin and devices for patients with diabetes. Opponents foresee unintended economic consequences. Both sides drew on personal stories of people living with diabetes and other diseases ...
