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*West Virginia Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Friday August 01, 2025 ( 8 items )  

Ahead of Confirmation Hearing, Warren Presses HHS Nominee on Dangerous Anti-Vax, Anti-Abortion View
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Confirmation Hearing, Warren Presses HHS Nominee on Dangerous Anti-Vax, Anti-Abortion View * As HHS General Counsel, Michael Stuart would serve as chief legal representative and advisor to RFK Jr., entire agency "I am concerned that...you will greenlight Trump Administration policies that will endanger public health, strip Americans of their abortion rights, and cause millions o  more

BLS: Job Openings Rate Above 6.0 Percent in Alaska and West Virginia in 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on July 30, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Job openings rate above 6.0 percent in Alaska and West Virginia in 2024 Alaska's annual average job openings rate was 6.3 percent during 2024. Among other states with the highest job openings rates in 2024 were West Virginia (6.2 percent), and Kentucky, New Mexico, and South Carolina (each 5.8 percent). California, Washington, and   more

Crapo Statement at USTR, HHS, Treasury Nominations Hearing
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Statement at USTR, HHS, Treasury Nominations Hearing * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing to consider Bryan Switzer to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative (USTR), Gustav Chiarello III to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Michael Stuart to be General Counsel of HHS and Der  more

Crapo Statement at USTR, HHS, Treasury Nominations Hearing
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Crapo Statement at USTR, HHS, Treasury Nominations Hearing U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) delivered the following remarks at a hearing to consider Bryan Switzer to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative (USTR), Gustav Chiarello III to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Michael Stuart   more

EPA Announces $12 Million to Protect Underground Sources of Drinking Water through State and Tribal Programs
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces $12 Million to Protect Underground Sources of Drinking Water through State and Tribal Programs * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $12 million in grant funding for states and Tribes to develop underground injection control (UIC) programs that protect sources of drinking water while supporting industry and energy projects. This funding a  more

Mike Graney Joins W.Va. Secretary of State Warner for "Just Three Questions!" to Discuss Diversifying Our State's Economy
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 31 -- West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Mike Graney joins Secretary Warner for "Just Three Questions!" to discuss diversifying our state's economy Charleston, W.Va. - During a recent episode of "Just Three Questions!", Mike Graney--Executive Director and Acting Secretary for the Department of Economic Development for West Virginia--and WV Secretary of State Kris Warner discussed where the state  more

Ranking Member Raskin Urges Majority Leader Thune and Minority Leader Schumer to Reject Radical MAGA Nominee Jeanine Pirro
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Urges Majority Leader Thune and Minority Leader Schumer to Reject Radical MAGA Nominee Jeanine Pirro Raskin Warns That Pirro Is Wildly Unfit to Serve--Placing Her Loyalty to MAGA and Donald Trump Above the Constitution * Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a let  more

VIDEO: Capito Remarks at Markup for FY26 Labor-HHS Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Capito Remarks at Markup for FY26 Labor-HHS Funding Bill * Click here or on the image above to watch Senator Capito's remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered remarks at a full Appropriations Committee markup on the FY26 Labor-HHS fundi  more