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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Wednesday June 04, 2025 ( 5 items )  

'One Day at a Time,' WVWC Grad Katie Morgan '25 excels
BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, June 3 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College posted the following news: * * * 'One Day at a Time,' WVWC Grad Katie Morgan '25 excels * BUCKHANNON, West Virginia - Receiving several awards including Outstanding Senior, West Virginia Wesleyan College graduate Katie Morgan '25 excelled in academics and service. At the Academic and Leadership Awards Ceremony, Morgan received the Wesleyan Values Award, the Practicing Restorative Justice Award, the Outstanding Senior in Ps  more

Kansas Joins State-to-State Verification Service Driver History Record; Indiana, Kansas and West Virginia Implement NRII Solution
ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 2 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators posted the following news: * * * Kansas Joins State-to-State Verification Service Driver History Record; Indiana, Kansas and West Virginia Implement NRII Solution * AAMVA congratulates Kansas on successfully implementing AAMVA's State-to-State (S2S) Verification Service Driver History Record (DHR) and the Medical Examiner Certification Integration Final Rule (N  more

Marshall Announces Fulbright U.S. Student Award for 2025-2026
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, June 4 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: * * * Marshall announces Fulbright U.S. Student Award for 2025-2026 Marshall University is pleased to announce that Katherine Germann has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. She will conduct public health research in Peru during the 2025-26 academic year. Germann, a student at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medic  more

PJM's Electric Capacity Market - Background & Current Issues Topic of CRS Report (Part 1 of 2)
WASHINGTON, June 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48553) on June 2, 2025, entitled "PJM's Electric Capacity Market: Background and Current Issues" by energy policy specialist Ashley J. Lawson. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY PJM is the country's largest electric grid operator, managing the electricity transmission system for more than 65 million people in all or part of 13 states - Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan,   more

VIDEO: Capito Questions Secretary McMahon on Department of Education's Budget Request
WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Capito Questions Secretary McMahon on Department of Education's Budget Request * Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito's questions. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), questioned U.S. Departmen  more