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Morrisey throws support behind lawsuit over West Virginia Board of Education vaccine guidance
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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Gov. Patrick Morrisey said he supports a new lawsuit aimed at blocking a West Virginia Board of Education directive requiring counties to follow current state law on school-age vaccine requirements. (Photo Courtesy/WV Governor’s Office) CHARLESTON...
W.Va. Board of Education holds leadership elections; Hardesty voted president
WCHS - West Virginia
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — The West Virginia Board of Education elected new leaders during a meeting in Charleston on Wednesday. Paul Hardesty was voted in as president, bringing more than three decades of public service experience to the board....
State Board Of Education Declares Seventh County State Of Emergency Of The Year
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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July 9, 2025
The West Virginia Board of Education voted Wednesday to declare a state of emergency in Roane County Schools. A finance report presented to the board by Alexandra Criner, director of the Office of Accountability for the West Virginia Department of...
DHS opens new CPB training center in West Virginia
WOWK - West Virginia
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June 24, 2025
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Top federal officials, including Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, were in West Virginia Monday for the grand opening of a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) training center a facility that...
WV Board of Education elects new president
WSAZ - West Virginia
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July 9, 2025
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - L. Paul Hardesty has been elected as the new president of the West Virginia Board of Education, according to the West Virginia Department of Education. The WV Department of Education said Hardesty formerly served as the...
Dave Nitz, West Virginia native and voice of Louisiana Tech sports, dies at 82
WOWK - West Virginia
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June 25, 2025
by: Jessica Patterson Posted: Jun 25, 2025 / 01:39 PM EDT Updated: Jun 25, 2025 / 01:39 PM EDT MILTON, W.Va. (WOWK) – A West Virginia native who has become a sports broadcasting legend in Louisiana has died. Louisiana Tech announced the passing of...
Ruby a diamond for West Virginia
Weirton Daily Times - West Virginia
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During this week’s legislative interim meetings, lawmakers got a glimpse at the drive — and success — of Chelsea Ruby, who was reappointed as cabinet secretary for the Department of Tourism by Gov. Patrick Morrisey after having already served in...
Admiral Dennis Targeting West Virginia Derby
Thoroughbred Daily News - New Jersey
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June 26, 2025
After collecting a breakthrough victory in the inaugural Delaware Derby June 14, 'TDN Rising Star' Admiral Dennis (Constitution) will be pointed to the GIII West Virigina Derby at Mountaineer Aug. 3. The Albaugh Family Stables colorbearer sat much...
WVU’s Rich Rodriguez still learning new transfers, trying to use culture to unify roster
The Dominion Post - West Virginia
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July 9, 2025
FRISCO, Texas — Preseason camp is just a couple of weeks away for West Virginia football, and the roster is shaping up. The roster from 2024 will look completely different than 2025, which is expected since Rich Rodriguez wasn’t the head coach in...
Older Adults Outnumber Children In More US States, Median Age Hits New High
Zero Hedge
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Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times, A new report from the Census Bureau indicates older adults now outnumber children in 11 states and almost half of the counties in the United States. The census data shows that the U.S. population...
Supreme Court targets LGBTQ rights in follow-up to Skrmetti case and new cases for next term
Gay City News - New York
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July 9, 2025
FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court on Washington, U.S., July 1, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo The Supreme Court issued an order list on June 30 that contained both its follow-up to the disappointing ruling on June 18 in US v....
For Students with Disabilities, Suspension Not Just a Matter of Race and Gender — But Geography
The Good Men Project - California
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July 9, 2025
By Amanda Geduld, The 74 This story first appeared at The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education. Sign up for free newsletters from The 74 to get more like this in your inbox. This story was published in partnership with The Post and...
Which School Districts Will Be Hardest Hit By Education Department’s Withholding Of Funds?
Forbes
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No money for you, school districts. getty July 1 was the day U.S. schools were supposed to receive federal grant money. Instead, states received an unsigned email from the Department of Education stating that the government would not be...
RELIGION HEADLINES WED 7-2-25
SRN News
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July 2, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix ( SRN NEWS ) Iowa has become the first state to remove so-called “gender identity” from its civil rights code under a law that took effect this week. That means transgender and nonbinary residents are no longer part of a...
Here’s what Trump’s tax law could mean for America’s children
Penn Live - Pennsylvania
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July 9, 2025
By MORIAH BALINGIT, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The impact of the massive spending bill that President Donald Trump signed into law on Independence Day is expected to filter down to infants and toddlers — a segment of the population that...
GEICO local office of New Hyde Park: Fulfilling insurance needs, serving the community
Long Island Press - New York
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July 24, 2025
As he celebrates the three-year anniversary of establishing the GEICO Local Office of New Hyde Park, owner Ryan McGowan, who’s spent his entire career at GEICO, will commemorate another milestone with the insurance giant. “This coming September...
State BOE discusses religious vaccine exemption lawsuit
The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia
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July 9, 2025
Photo by Steven Allen Adams West Virginia Board of Education Vice President Victor Gabriel, center, chairs a special meeting of the state board Wednesday, as board member Gregory Wooten, left, and State Superintendent of Schools Michele Blatt,...
Area Woman who Spent Nearly Two Decades Serving as an Educator, Erin Lynn Bunner, Passes at 48
Connect Bridgeport - West Virginia
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July 10, 2025
Erin Lynn Bunner, 48, of Fairmont, West Virginia, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 26, 2025. Born on August 9, 1976, she was the cherished daughter of Danny and Mary Weikle, also of Fairmont. Erin’s mother-in-law, Beverly Bunner;...
TKA Lions Varsity Football Squad Ready For The Fall Season
The Town-Crier - Florida
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July 24, 2025
The King’s Academy’s 2025 varsity football team has a tough act to follow, but head coach Dan Burack feels that this year’s squad can have an even better season than last year’s team. TKA’s 2024 varsity football team had an outstanding season last...
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Morrisey's executive order regarding vaccine exemptions
WCHS - West Virginia
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Kanawha County judge dismissed a lawsuit opposing an executive order from West Virginia’s governor regarding childhood vaccine exemptions. The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia and Mountain State Justice...