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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for Tuesday February 24, 2026 ( 11 items )  

Americans for Tax Reform: Say "NO" to Importing Foreign, Socialist Drug Price Controls
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following statement: * * * Say "NO" to Importing Foreign, Socialist Drug Price Controls Americans for Tax Reform strongly opposes most-favored-nation (MFN) drug pricing. MFN is a government price-control scheme that imports failed foreign policies into the U.S. healthcare system. This hurts patients, stifles innovation, and weakens America's global leadership in biotechnology. Price controls won't stop foreign freeloading. Instead, t  more

Americans for Tax Reform: West Virginia Advances Citizen-Only Voting Alongside Tax Cut
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following statement: * * * West Virginia Advances Citizen-Only Voting Alongside Tax Cut Since ending a century of Democrat control in 2014, West Virginia has made enormous progress on enshrining solid conservative policy into law. Now, as another 10% income tax cut moves through the Senate, legislators are also considering a constitutional amendment that ensures only citizens of the United States are eligible to vote in federal, stat  more

Capito Secures CDS Award for City of Ronceverte
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Secures CDS Award for City of Ronceverte * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) allocation from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the City of Ronceverte for reconstruction of the Fred Workman Bridge in Greenbrier Coun  more

Congressman Riley M. Moore Presents Official Report to the White House with Solutions to End Christian Persecution in Nigeria
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Riley M. Moore Presents Official Report to the White House with Solutions to End Christian Persecution in Nigeria * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Riley M. Moore joined members of the House Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs at the White House to formally present the comprehensive report outlining concrete actions to end the persecution of Christians in Niger  more

Declines in Cervical Cancer Incidence in U.S. Varied Substantially by State, Aligning With HPV Vaccination Rates, New ACS Study Finds
ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 23 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society posted the following news release: * * * Declines in Cervical Cancer Incidence in U.S. Varied Substantially by State, Aligning With HPV Vaccination Rates, New ACS Study Finds * ATLANTA, February 23, 2026 -A new study by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows cervical cancer incidence rates in women ages 20-31 declined by 27% in the United States between 2016-2021, when the human papillomavirus (HPV)   more

Health Resources & Services Administration Publishes Vaccine Injury Petitions For January 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration has published a list of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program from Jan. 1, 2026, through Jan. 31, 2026. This notice identifies individuals seeking compensation for injuries or conditions related to vaccines listed in the Vaccine Injury Table. While the Secretary of Health and Human Services is named as the respondent, the United States  more

Justice Department Issues Information Collection Notice on National Incident-Based Reporting System
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following information collection: 1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a previously approved collection. 2. The Title of the Form/Collection: National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). 3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the department sponsoring the collection: The form number is 1110-0058. The applicable component within DOJ is the CJIS Division, FBI. 4. Affected publ  more

New Data Center Announced; SWEPCO Role Cited in Supporting Local Economic Growth
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 23 [Category: BizEnergy] -- American Electric Power Corp. posted the following news release: * * * New Data Center Announced; SWEPCO Role Cited in Supporting Local Economic Growth * For more information visit SWEPCO.com/ready or the NLEP project site NLEP.org/AWS SHREVEPORT, La. (Feb. 23, 2026) - Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) announced a new data center investment from Amazon that company leaders describe as the most significant economic development win Nort  more

S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson fights to protect parental rights from woke gender ideology
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 23 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights to protect parental rights from woke gender ideology * South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a multi-state amicus brief to protect parental rights from woke gender ideology. "Parents are not required to surrender to radical gender ideology," Attorney General Wilson stated. "Children who flee to a different state should be ret  more

WVU Program Assistant Uses Robotics Engineering to Inspire Young Minds
MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Feb. 24 -- West Virginia University issued the following news: * * * WVU program assistant uses robotics engineering to inspire young minds Balls and Lego bricks may be toys, but for Annie Harmon, program assistant for the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering at the West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, they are a way to introduce kids to a new world: robotics engineering. In Miss Annie's  more

Yeshiva University Assistant Law Professor Testifies Before House Education & Workforce Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Zalman Rothschild, assistant law professor and Horn Family distinguished research scholar in law and religion at Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Defending Faith and Families Against Government Overreach: Mahmoud v. Taylor": * * * Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Bonami  more