According to Mayo Clinic, 1855 saw the first-ever vaccination requirement for students attending public schools in Massachusetts, and other states soon followed with their own vaccine mandates. […]
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Office of Inspector General investigating Dunbar School Foundation STOP program
MORGANTOWN – A COVID-19 program created to serve the African-American population in Marion and surrounding counties and funded through federal COVID funds channeled through the former Department […]
Former DHHR official pleads guilty to false COVID-19 test statements
A former official within the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to knowingly making false statements to federal […]
House of Delegates debates amendment on bill concerning supervision of nurse anesthetists, passes pair of elections bills
MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates on Monday passed a couple elections bills unanimously with minimal discussion. The big debate of the day was about an amendment […]
W.Va. Child Protective Services needs sunlight
Last October, Kanawha County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a home in Sissonville to investigate a report of suspected child abuse. When they arrived, the police made […]
House Health Committee OKs bill renaming Department of Health and Human Resources
MORGANTOWN — With the former Department of Health and Human Resources now trifurcated into three departments, legislators began the process on Thursday of officially naming the new […]
DHHR becomes three separate agencies
BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources has officially transitioned to three separate agencies. As of Jan. 1, 2024, there […]
Motion to get records from DHHR not ruled
KINGWOOD — A motion to compel filed by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Megan Fields to get records from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) […]
Former DHHR threat preparedness director indicted for approving millions in COVID tests without verification
A former official within the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) is facing federal charges after investigators say he lied to federal agents and […]
No ‘critical needs’? Look again
West Virginia ended Fiscal Year 2023 with a $1.847 billion surplus — which is a lot less impressive when you consider the “surplus” is the result of […]
