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Letter: Federal official is eager to aid small businesses
Reading Eagle - Pennsylvania
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August 19, 2025
Since my appointment as the Mid-Atlantic regional administrator at the U.S. Small Business Administration in April, I have traveled the region and met small-business owners in all facets of industries — from a hair salon in Denton, Md., to a ship...
State of West Virginia sues national pharmacy benefit manager over opioid crisis
MetroNews - West Virginia
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August 18, 2025
Attorney General J.B. McCuskey announced a lawsuit against Express Scripts, a pharmacy benefit manager, alleging its central role in the opioid crisis. The lawsuit claims St. Louis-based Express Scripts, now Evernorth Health, prioritized profits...
Morrisey said he vetted the buyers of state-owned hospitals. So why is WV selling to a company accused of discrimination?
Mountain State Spotlight - West Virginia
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August 19, 2025
While announcing the sale of four state-owned senior living facilities to a private company, Gov. Patrick Morrisey assured West Virginians that his administration had rigorously vetted the buyer. “I asked questions about quality every single day,”...
Praise the Lord, and pass the rattlesnakes! West Virginia’s fading snake handling tradition
West Virginia Explorer
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August 18, 2025
JOLO, W.Va. — On a warm Sunday in late May 2012, a locally well-known Pentecostal pastor named Mack Wolford invited friends and family to what he billed as “a homecoming like the old days,” a day of music, prayer and the spiritual “signs” drawn...
Courts keep shredding campaign finance laws. It’s time to amend the Constitution.
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Jeff Clements is the cofounder and CEO of American Promise and author of “Corporations Are Not People: Reclaiming Democracy From Big Money and Global Corporations.” He lives in Cambridge. This year marks the 250th anniversary of the American...
FDA warns consumers not to eat certain frozen shrimp sold by Walmart over possible radioactive contamination
WOAY 4 - West Virginia
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August 20, 2025
West Virginia (WOAY)- The FDA is warning consumers not to eat certain shrimp sold by Walmart because of possible radioactive contamination. There are three lots of ‘Great Value’ brand raw frozen shrimp sold in 13 states, including West Virginia....
West Virginia, South Carolina, and Ohio Sending National Guard Troops to Support Trump’s DC Crime Crackdown
[your]NEWS
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August 17, 2025
Governors Patrick Morrisey, Henry McMaster, and Mike DeWine pledge forces to assist federal security operations in the capital. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom Three Republican governors have ordered deployments of their states’ National Guard units to...
'Just a formality': DEP ripped at meeting on planned Mingo County data center sites
Charleston Gazette-Mail - West Virginia
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Pictured is a site location map for a planned data center operation near Holden, Mingo County, in TransGas Development Systems LLC's air quality application with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. West Virginia Department of...
Court Strikes Down W.Va. "Doxing" Law Banning Publishing Home Addresses and Phone Numbers of Certain Officials
Reason Magazine
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August 20, 2025
From Judge Michael Urbanski (N.D. W. Va.) Monday in Jackson v. Whitepages, Inc. (emphasis added): Section E of West Virginia's Daniel's Law provides a cause of action for damages and prohibits "disclos[ing], redisclos[ing] or otherwise mak[ing]...
Jobs report shows overall decline in employment, leaves WV Chamber of Commerce concerned
WCHS Network - West Virginia
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August 20, 2025
CHARLESTON, W.Va — Concerns are growing after a Workforce West Virginia report revealed a decline of more than 7,000 civilian jobs and a total employment decrease of more than 4,000 in the state in the last year. Steve Roberts The West Virginia...
West Virginia, Ohio Guard to Join Trump’s DC Crime Crackdown
Yahoo Finance
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Members of the National Guard and armored vehicles near the Washington Monument in Washington on Aug. 12. (Bloomberg) -- West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio are sending several hundred National Guard troops to Washington to bolster the federal...
Stratford, No. 16 WVU men’s soccer with high hopes for deep roster in 2025
The Dominion Post - West Virginia
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August 20, 2025
MORGANTOWN — The competition in goal is just one of several key decisions awaiting West Virginia men’s soccer coach Dan Stratford as the Mountaineers prepare to open the 2025 season. Veteran goalkeeper Mac Bonnaire returns after a 13-2-6 record in...
West Virginia National Guard being sent to DC as White House escalates police takeover
Crossroads Today - Texas
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(CNN) — West Virginia National Guard troops are now being sent to Washington, DC, in an escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to federally take over law enforcement in the city. “At the request of the Trump administration, I have directed...
One in Three Businesses Are Planning To Hike Prices By Next Year
Newsweek
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August 18, 2025
Nearly one in three U.S. businesses said they expected to raise the prices they charged within six months, according to a new LendingTree report. This reflects a growing willingness among firms to pass higher input and import costs on to...
West Virginia Missing Energy and Technology Opportunity, Again
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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West Virginia stands at a critical crossroads when it comes to combining energy production and technological innovation. Our access to abundant natural gas reserves as well as a skilled work force allows our state to stand ready to meet America’s...
Map Shows Most—and Least—Fun States
Newsweek
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August 20, 2025
New data released by the personal finance company WalletHub has revealed which states are the most—and least—fun to live in. California was deemed the most fun state in America, according to WalletHub's data, based on its high number of...
Fayette County native celebrated for educational contributions to West Virginia schools
The Herald-Standard - Pennsylvania
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August 17, 2025
Frank Andrews, left, a 1967 graduate of the College of Education, is presented the 2025 Alumni Excellence Award by Jhan Doughty, chair of the Alumni Excellence Committee. Andrews spent over 50 years championing education for marginalized youth...
National Guard to carry weapons in D.C. as West Virginia sends troops at Trump’s request
The Independent
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August 16, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
FDA warns of contamination in shrimp sold at Walmart…
Courier-Journal - Kentucky
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The FDA is recalling Great Value frozen shrimp sold at Walmart due to potential radioactive contamination. The affected shrimp, processed by an Indonesian company was sold in 2-pound bags with specific lot codes and best-by dates. Consumers who...
West Virginia Will Finally Study How to Protect Communities After 2016 Floods
Insurance Journal
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August 15, 2025
Nearly a decade after the deadly 2016 floods, West Virginia officials are moving forward with a study to look at flood mitigation measures across the Kanawha River Basin. Last month, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced that the state will work with...