MORGANTOWN – West Virginia had 6,796 children in foster care in November. According to various sources, the state had 5,235 child abuse and neglect cases in 2020, […]
Author: David Beard, The Dominion Post
Viatris shareholders disapprove 2020 executive pay packages during annual meeting in non-binding Say-on-Pay vote
MORGANTOWN – Viatris shareholders overwhelmingly voted against the company’s executive compensation packages during the company’s first annual shareholder meeting held Dec. 10. The vote was roughly 6-1 […]
Capito talks D.C. issues with West Virginia press: Build Back Better, opioids and more
MORGANTOWN — After two appearances with the GOP senators this week to criticize elements of Build Back Better, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito spoke with West Virginia press […]
Clay Marsh: CDC identifies first official omicron variant case in West Virginia
MORGANTOWN – The state has its first official omicron variant case, COVID-19 Czar Clay Marsh said Thursday. The CDC notified the state just minutes before Thursday’s briefing […]
Justice, legislative leaders announce pay raise, ‘inflatocine’ for state employees
MORGANTOWN —– Gov. Jim Justice joined with Senate President Craig Blair and House Speaker Roger Hanshaw on Thursday morning to announce two planned measures to benefit state […]
Capito, GOP senators say Build Back Better’s daycare, pre-K programs could double costs, eliminate daycares
MORGANTOWN – For the second time this week, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito joined with other GOP senators at the U.S. Capitol to denounce an aspect of the […]
Justice marks 1-year anniversary of COVID vaccine in West Virginia, urges more vaccines and boosters as surge expected
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine coming to West Virginia, and again joined with his team to urge […]
Capito, GOP senators blast Democratic plan to spend $80B to hire more IRS agents, saying it will hurt small businesses
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito joined with other GOP senators at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to blast a Democratic proposal to increase Internal Revenue Service […]
Diversified Energy investing $9 million to detect, curb methane emissions at WV and other Appalachian gas wells
MORGANTOWN — Regional natural gas producer Diversified Energy has undertaken two programs to detect and produce methane emissions from its wells. Diversified said it will be investing […]
Mon Health Medical Center celebrates accreditation of Geriatric Emergency Department with ribbon-cutting
MORGANTOWN — Mon Health Medical Center celebrated its Emergency Department’s accreditation as a Geriatric Emergency Department with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday. Mon Health received the Level […]