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West Virginia Department of Human Services Releases Report Following Statewide Child Welfare Listening Tour

West Virginia Department of Human Services Releases Report Following Statewide Child Welfare Listening Tour

The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS) today announced the release of its comprehensive report summarizing findings from the statewide Child Welfare Listening Tour. The report captures the voices of hundreds of West Virginians who...

Owner:  American Government
Religious Liberty Commission Hosts Second Hearing on Religious Liberty in Public Education

Religious Liberty Commission Hosts Second Hearing on Religious Liberty in Public Education

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the Religious Liberty Commission hosted President Trump, Attorney General Bondi, parents, and students to discuss religious liberty issues in public education. The hearing included several panels of students who shared...

Owner:  American Government
Attorney General Bird Fights to Curb Social Media Harm to Children

Attorney General Bird Fights to Curb Social Media Harm to Children

DES MOINES—Today, Attorney General Brenna Bird announced she joined coalitions of states and the District of Columbia in supporting Florida and Ohio laws that ban social media companies from using addictive practices on minors. Challenges to that...

Owner:  American Government
North Carolina Women Make Economic Gains, But Disparities Persist

North Carolina Women Make Economic Gains, But Disparities Persist

The NC Department of Administration’s Council for Women and Youth Involvement today released the sixth report in the state’s Status of Women in North Carolina series that analyzes key issues impacting women. The new report, Investing in Economic...

Owner:  American Government
Attorney General Knudsen leads coalition urging EPA to halt funding climate activist group

Attorney General Knudsen leads coalition urging EPA to halt funding climate activist group

HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a 23-state coalition of attorneys general urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cancel grants to the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) which has been funding climate advocacy...

Owner:  American Government
Attorney General Bonta Warns AI Companies: If You Harm Children, You Will Be Held Accountable in California

Attorney General Bonta Warns AI Companies: If You Harm Children, You Will Be Held Accountable in California

OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, along with 44 attorneys general, sent a letter to 12 of the top artificial intelligence (AI) companies, after reports of sexually inappropriate interactions between AI chatbots and children....

Owner:  American Government
Attorney General Jackley Part of AG Coalition Demanding Companies End Predatory AI Interactions with Children

Attorney General Jackley Part of AG Coalition Demanding Companies End Predatory AI Interactions with Children

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, Aug. 25, 2025 Contact: Tony Mangan, Communications Director, 605-773-6878 Attorney General Jackley Part of AG Coalition Demanding Companies End Predatory AI Interactions with Children PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota...

Owner:  American Government
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West Virginia Corrections Staffing Issues Must Be Remedied

West Virginia Corrections Staffing Issues Must Be Remedied

West Virginia’s Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation continues to face a challenge experienced by many private employers: staffing shortages and pay rates that haven’t been able to keep up with inflation. David Kelly, commissioner of the...

Owner:  Ogden-Nutting Family
Former West Virginia health officer testifies on day 2 of religious vaccine case

Former West Virginia health officer testifies on day 2 of religious vaccine case

Pictured right, Dr. Cathy Slemp, a former state health officer and commissioner of the West Virginia Bureau of Public Health, is sworn prior to giving expert testimony on the importance of the state compulsory vaccine law for school-age children....

Owner:  Ogden-Nutting Family
Raleigh County judge denies joint motion for stay of religious vaccine exemption case

Raleigh County judge denies joint motion for stay of religious vaccine exemption case

(Photo Illustration - MetroCreativeConnection) CHARLESTON — Despite a scheduling order from the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals last week, which set up possible arguments next year on an appeal of a lower court preliminary injunction that...

Owner:  Ogden-Nutting Family
2025 Education Power List: K – Z

2025 Education Power List: K – Z

Lisa Kaplowitz Rutgers Center for Women in Business Kaplowitz is an associate professor of professional practice in the Finance and Economics Department at Rutgers Business School. She is also co-founder and executive director of the Rutgers...

Owner:  Russ Roenick & Ken Firtel
Church celebrates pastors 35th pastoral anniversary

Church celebrates pastors 35th pastoral anniversary

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) - One church in Bluefield West Virginia celebrated the years their pastor has committed to serving both the church and the community. “I’m trying to have as much impact as I can, not only of the lives here in Bluefield, but...

Owner:  Gray Television Inc.
Why weren’t flags lowered in N.Y. for slain activist Charlie Kirk?

Why weren’t flags lowered in N.Y. for slain activist Charlie Kirk?

Flags in New York and neighboring New Jersey were not lowered to “half staff” in honor of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, despite President Trump’s proclamation ordering the nation to do so. Kirk, also co-founder of Turning Point USA,...

Owner:  Newhouse Family
25th Annual Warren Street Festival  celebrates Black culture

25th Annual Warren Street Festival celebrates Black culture

Rocky Mount local chat under at the Town Square center during the area’s Warren Street Festival held Saturday, Aug 16, 2025. By Shawn Nowlin At the turn of the century, Darlene Swain and some friends came up with an idea in Rocky Mount that would...

Owner:  Claudia Alexander Whitworth
Why is West Virginia so White?

Why is West Virginia so White?

While checking into where Utah went down amongst the whitest states in America, I revealed that Utah placed 10 th in brightness, with West Virginia score 1 st , according to the World Population Endorsement. The 5 states surrounding West Virginia...

Owner:  Eric Fulcher
Meet the Activist Fighting PFAS Pollution — And Winning

Meet the Activist Fighting PFAS Pollution — And Winning

By Nicole Williams Emily Donovan has a mission: “Make the polluters pay.” The mother of twins took on the role of activist when she started fighting for her North Carolina community in 2017. Her main target: PFAS “forever chemicals,” which do not...

Owner:  Lisa Hickey
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