By David Bearddbeard@dominionpost.com The report grades the 50 states on policies and laws aimed at curbing tobacco use. “Overall, a lot of great work has been done […]
Author: David Beard, The Dominion Post
Barbara Fleischauer planning bill to cap copays for diabetic equipment, supplies and medications
MORGANTOWN – Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer, D-Monongalia, plans to introduce a bill this legislative session to cap copays on supplies, equipment and non-insulin drugs for people with […]
New online vaccine preregistration system draws 40,000 sign-ups on first morning
Vaccine first dose rate tops 106% MORGANTOWN – The statewide online COVID-19 vaccination preregistration system went live Monday morning, Gov. Jim Justice announced. At the time he […]
Fed court vacates Trump EPA ACE Rule, replacement for Clean Power Plan; various West Virginia leaders react
MORGANTOWN – President Biden has been undoing many Trump-era environmental measures with executive orders. But on Tuesday a D.C. Federal circuit court – with two Obama-appointees and […]
Gov. Justice and other state officials sworn in at outdoor inauguration at the Capitol
MORGANTOWN – In his second inauguration ceremony Friday, Gov. Jim Justice said he originally never expected to run again – that he’d thought four years would be […]
David McKinley named to House Minority committee leadership post
Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., announced Thursday that he has been selected to serve as Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change. […]
New online vaccine registration system to begin Monday
Fairmont Medical Center being activated for COVID overflow MORGANTOWN – The statewide online vaccine scheduling system will go live at 8 a.m. Monday, Gov. Jim Justice said […]
Manchin talks with press on Biden transition, impeachment and more, as inauguration looms
MORGANTOWN – With just a just a day to go until the inauguration of the next U.S. president, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., talked with the press about […]
Justice lowers Operation SOW age to 65; new system will allow for online sign-ups
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice lowered the Operation Save Our Wisdom age from 70 to 65 on Tuesday. He did it, he said, to bring the senior […]
Vaccine clinic for 70+ opens Thursday
WVU Medicine to set up at former Sears site at mall MORGANTOWN — WVU Medicine is setting up a new COVID-19 vaccine clinic in the former Sears […]