BETHANY, West Virginia, Sept. 3 -- Bethany College issued the following news: * * * Aliaksandra Savetava '26 Awarded full Doctoral Funding at West Virginia University Bethany College is proud to celebrate Aliaksandra "Sasha" Savetava '26 on her acceptance into the doctorate program in economics at West Virginia University, where she has also been awarded full funding to complete her doctoral studies. A mathematics major with an economics minor from Mogilev, Belarus, Savetava graduated from B  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Riley M. Moore Applauds House Passage of Protecting Domestic Mining Act to Strengthen American Mineral Independence * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Riley M. Moore voted for the Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025, introduced by Congressman Jefferson Shreve (R-IN), legislation that would codify mining as a covered sector under the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST)  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 31, 2026 Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20591 Docket Operations: U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE West Building, 5th Floor (W58-213) Washington, DC 20590-0001 Re: Waiver of Specified Statutory Requirements for Commercial Space Launch   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 2 -- The American Counseling Association issued the following news release: * * * History Is Made: Tennessee Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines As part of the historic interstate Counseling Compact agreement, Tennessee is the latest state that can now start granting privileges to licensed professional counselors to practice across state lines. Currently, other states that can grant these privileges include Arizona, Minnesota, Ohio, Louisiana, Georgia,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Miller Participates in Hearing to Secure U.S. Supply Chains for Critical Resources in Central Asia and Africa * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined her colleagues on the Ways and Means Committee for a hearing to secure domestic supply chains for critical resources with our partners in Central Asia and Africa. A video and transcript of Congresswoman Miller  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Sept. 1 -- Marshall University posted the following news release: * * * Marshall University community to mark 9/11 National Day of Service with campus-wide service events * Marshall University students, faculty and staff will lead a three-day 9/11 Day of Service event Sept.10-12, benefiting local veterans and first responders and supporting campus beautification. The event is organized by the Marshall University 9/11 Day of Service Committee in partnership with 9/  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Give Disabled Americans Faster Access to Social Security Benefits * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) introduced the We Can't Wait Act. This bill addresses an unnecessary hardship in the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program, giving individuals who have been determined disabled and eligible for benefits the choice to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Missouri, issued the following letter with 67 co-signers to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Acting-Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 26, 2026 The Honorable Pete Hegseth Secretary of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington D.C. 20311 - The Honorable Hung Cao Acting-Secretary of the Navy 1200 Navy Pentagon Washington, DC 20350 1 - Dear Secretary Hegseth and Acting Secretary Cao: We   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 2 (TNSrep) -- West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * Treasurer Pack Releases Data Center Impact Report Report Shows Significant Impact for County Governments, Schools - State Treasurer Larry Pack today released a tax analysis report on two prominent data center projects: the Berkeley County Penzance Management project and the Google project in Putnam County. Following the passage of the Power Genera  more