WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on March 16, 2026, by Dennis Hull: * * * West Virginia Legislature Delivers Third Income Tax Reduction, Scores Several Conservative Policy Wins West Virginia's 2026 session concluded on Saturday with another five percent across-the-board cut to the personal income tax, completing an ambitious agenda driven by Governor Patrick Morrisey and dominant Republican majorities in the state House and Senate. The Mountaine  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview - Week of March 16, 2026 * Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Appropriations On Tuesday, March 17, the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing called "American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness (Day 1, Morning Session)." On Tuesday, March 17, the Su  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN announces commentator pairings for exclusive coverage of NCAA March Madness Women's Basketball * Starting Wednesday, March 18, fans can tune in across ESPN networks for exclusive coverage of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament Presented by Capital One. Along with ESPN's robust studio coverage, 16 top-tier commentator teams will head to host sites   more

FAIRMONT, West Virginia, March 17 -- Fairmont State University issued the following news on March 16, 2026: * * * Fairmont State MBA Ranked Among Top 3 Programs in West Virginia by MBAschools.org The Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at Fairmont State University has been named one of the Top 3 MBA Programs in West Virginia by MBAschools.org, a national higher education resource that publishes state-by-state business school comparisons. MBAschools.org presents MBA rankings by s  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 16 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Morrisey Statement on the Expansion of Monarch Compute Campus * CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Governor Patrick Morrisey issued the following statement regarding the announcement that global AI infrastructure company Nscale has indicated that it will seek to acquire American Intelligence & Power Corporation (AIPCorp), including the Monarch Computer Campus in Mason County: "This is   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands issued the following information for a legislative hearing at 10 a.m. on March 18, 2026, at 1324 Longworth House Office Building: Agenda: * H.R. 3286 (Rep. Guthrie), "Mammoth Cave National Boundary Adjustment Act of 2025" * H.R. 4290 (Rep. Vasquez), "Downwinder Commemoration Act of 2025" * H.R. 4716 (Rep. Owens), To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal land in Saratoga Springs, Utah, from the  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 17 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * How one rescue dog found new life in rehab at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital By Marjorielee Christianson Lera VanMeter never thought the rescue organization would actually put a dog in a van and send her to West Virginia. She had spotted the listing online -- a yellow Labrador retriever dumped on the streets of Texas. "I filled out the little form behind my husband's back," VanMeter said. "I'm still in tro  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Independent Women's Voice, an organization that fights for policy solutions for women, posted the following news release on March 15, 2026: * * * West Virginia Becomes Fifth State to Establish Voluntary Portable Benefits for West Virginia's 95,000+ Independent Workers Legislature Delivers on Governor Morrisey's Workforce Freedom Legislative Priorities. * CHARLESTON, WV -- On the last day of session, the West Virginia legislature passed House Bill 4009, the Volunt  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, March 16 -- Marshall University posted the following news release: * * * Marshall University and Nscale partner to support high-tech workforce development and energy innovation * Marshall University President Brad D. Smith today announced that Nscale, a global leader in AI infrastructure, has joined the university's efforts to advance West Virginia's role as a premier supplier of energy and talent to the technology industry. This collaboration coincides with Nscale  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Capito Visits NASA IV&V Facility with NASA Administrator * FAIRMONT, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation, visited the Katherine Johnson Independent and Validation (IV&V) Facility in Fairmont, W.Va. with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. "West   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 15 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Playing for Phoenix: ESPN is once again the exclusive home of NCAA March Madness Women's Basketball * * All 67 games of the tournament available across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS and the ESPN App, March 18-April 5 * 1 Seeds: No. 1 UConn, No. 1 UCLA, No. 1 Texas, No. 1 South Carolina * Game On: Journey to the NCAA Championship, the one-hour women's basketb  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 17 (TNSxrep) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Study focuses on health care in Appalachian areas recovering from Hurricane Helene By Kevin Myatt Julie Gohlke is leading a multi-university research effort to understand how the catastrophic inland impacts of Hurricane Helene will continue to shape the health of Appalachian communities for years -- perhaps decades -- to come. The research is backed by a National Institutes of Health grant that will  more