MORGANTOWN – WVU economics professor John Deskins told state legislators Wednesday that the economic collapse caused by COVID-19 was the fastest in modern history, but the quick […]
Author: David Beard, The Dominion Post
Legislative audit: HEPC wrongly granted former chancellor 6-month sabbatical with salary, benefits, travel expenses
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
