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State Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Thursday March 28, 2024 ( 6 items )  

CONCORD UNIVERSITY THEATRE DEPARTMENT PRESENTS CONCORD DOES BROADWAY: A SPRING CABARET
ATHENS, West Virginia, March 28 -- Concord University issued the following news release: The Concord University Theatre Department is pleased to present Concord does Broadway: A Spring Cabaret, April 11, 12 & 13 at 7 PM, and April 14 at 2 PM in the H.C. Paul Theatre of the Alexander Fine Arts Center. General admission tickets are $7. Tickets for Cabaret Table Seating are $25, which includes two complimentary drinks. These cabaret premium seats are a fundraiser for our theatre's student travel f  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Joins National Fight Against Biden Administration's Job-Killing EPA Rule
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 28 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on March 27, 2024: This month, Attorney General Sean D. Reyes, Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that they filed a lawsuit to block a devastating new air quality rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would raise costs on Utah manufacturers, utilities, and families. AG Reyes and 23 other attorneys general jo  more

W.Va. Gov. Justice Announces State's Biggest Gold Rush Giveaway
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 27 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice announced today that the West Virginia Gold Rush will be bigger and better than ever this year and include five times the number of chances to win prizes when the popular trout stocking event returns for its seventh year on April 1. "As a lifelong angler, there's nothing that brings me more joy than to announce the return of this incredible event. The   more

W.Va. Gov. Justice Vetoes Vaccine Bill
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 28 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice announced today that he has vetoed HB 5105, which would have removed vaccination requirements for students in virtual public schools and allow private and parochial schools to set their own standards. Gov. Justice said the following in his veto letter: "Since this legislation was passed, I have heard constant, strong opposition to this legislation fro  more

W.Va. PSC Cuts in Half Mon Power, PE Rate Increase Proposal
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 28 -- The Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: The Public Service Commission of West Virginia gave its approval Tuesday to a broad-based compromise that cuts in half a $207 million rate increase proposed by Monongahela Power Co. and The Potomac Edison Co. Instead of approving a 13 percent hike, the Commission endorsed a multiparty joint stipulation to allow rates to increase overall by 6.4 percent, or $  more

Women in Science and Health Fosters Community, Growth at WVU
MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, March 28 -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: As the female workforce has grown over the last three decades - now representing nearly 70 percent of health workers worldwide - faculty and staff at West Virginia University Health Sciences have been supported through the Women in Science and Health Committee (WISH). The Committee was established in March 1996 as the Women's Issues Committee within the Scho  more