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News Tipoffs - West Virginia Editors Newsletter for Friday April 26, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Antero Foundation Delivers $60,000 Check to Head Coach W.Va. Gov. Justice, GameChanger Initiative
BRIDGEPORT, West Virginia, April 25 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice visited the Antero Resources offices today, where the GameChanger Prevention Education Program received a $60,000 donation from the Antero Foundation. This contribution will go directly toward funding the GameChanger program in schools across Doddridge, Harrison, Ritchie, Tyler, and Wetzel Counties. GameChanger is making significant educational stride  more

Ark. A.G. Griffin Co-Leads 17-State Coalition Challenging Illegal Rule Mandating Employers Accommodate Workers' Abortions
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 26 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on April 25, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after co-leading, alongside Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, a coalition of 17 states in suing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over its new rule mandating workplace abortion accommodations through an erroneous interpretation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2022 (PWFA):  more

FHLBank Pittsburgh Announces First Quarter 2024 Operating Highlights
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLBank) announced today unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2024. Financial Highlights: * First quarter net income of $154.0 million * First quarter net interest income of $195.7 million * Declared a first quarter dividend on activity stoc  more

Fla. A.G. Moody Takes Legal Action Against Biden's Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Illegal Abortion Mandate
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 26 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody, in a 17-state coalition of attorneys general, is taking legal action against the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over its new rule requiring both state and private employers to accommodate abortion through an illegal interpretation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2022. Attorney General Ashley Moody said, "Unelected commissioners under  more

NTIA: Biden-Harris Administration Approves Kansas, Nevada, and West Virginia's 'Internet for All' Initial Proposal
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: he Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Kansas, Nevada and West Virginia's Initial Proposals for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration's "Internet for All" initiative. Kansas, Nevada and We  more

Pentagon Dedicates Exhibit to Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal
WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Shannon Collins Part of a corridor in the Pentagon was dedicated to the joint explosive ordnance disposal mission April 23, 2024. "It's truly an honor to officially open the Pentagon's first and only explosive ordnance disposal exhibit," said Melissa Dalton, deputy undersecretary of defense for policy. Over the course of 17 months, conceptual ideas became reality, items were donated from the services, photos and  more

Tenn. A.G. Skrmetti: Tennessee Leads Lawsuit Against EEOC's Illegal Federal Overreach
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 26 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on April 25, 2024: On Thursday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, alongside Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, led a coalition of 17 States in suing the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over its new rule mandating workplace abortion accommodations through an illegal interpretation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2022 (PWFA). "Congress passed the  more

W.Va. Gov. Justice Breaks Ground on RV Resort in Monongalia County
MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, April 25 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Gov. Justice today broke ground on the state's newest RV campground and resort at Mylan Park. The RV Park is an $11 million state-of-the-art campground that will feature 169 RV sites, cabins, a clubhouse, and other camping amenities. This project sits on a former mining site and received $3.75 million through the DEP's Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER  more