Trump budget cuts hit rural America hard across states
The plan trims domestic programs aiding rural areas to fund a larger military and border security. Critics including Loebsack and Mulvaney clash over cuts to housing, heating assistance, farm services, water cleanups, and rural health, warning impacts on small towns, hospitals, and drought-affected communities.
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Washington
America
Donald Trump
Mexico
Mick Mulvaney
White House
Dave Loebsack
D Lown
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Iowa
Appalachian Regional Commission
Dis
John Hoeven
R-N.d
Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee
Trump
Sarah Mickelson
National Low Income Housing Coalition
National Resources Defense Council
Flint
Michigan
Lara Bryan
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Ronald Reagan
National
Low Income Housing Coalition
Diane Yentel
USDA
Yentel
Maggie’ Elehwany
National Rural Health Association
Mulvaney
GOP
South Carolina
MADD opposes West Virginia drunk driving revocation bill
National MADD President Colleen Sheehey-Church urged a public hearing on Senate Bill 212 altering the Administrative License Revocation Law. She cites interlock usage under current law for first time offenders and notes interlocks have prevented 24,331 drunk driving attempts in a decade, arguing the bill weakens public safety.
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Charleston
MADD
West Virginia
Colleen Sheehey-Church
House
John Shott
Sheehey-Church
Fur Ball fundraiser aids Mercer County homeless animals
The Fur Ball charity event in Bluefield at the Bluefield Arts and Science Center raises funds for Mercer County Humane Society. A live auction includes a Lake Tahoe weekend and local art, with a silent auction of about 50 items. Proceeds fund pet food vaccinations and care for animals and owners in need. DJ Tommy Lester headlines from 6 to 10 pm.
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Mercer County
Bluefield
Mercer County Humane Society
Kim Bay
Bay
Lake Tahoe
Tommy Lester
Summit Theater
the Humane Society
Ray
Humane Society
Hickman’s
Princeton Community Hospital
Grant's
Blake Stowers
Listowers
Bdt
Virginia DOC tightens execution protocol after Ricky Gray case
Virginia changes its execution manual to reduce staff stress and speed the process. A curtain in the execution chamber will be drawn before the inmate is escorted in and opened only after IV lines are set. Corrections spokesperson Lisa Kinney notes the adjustments respond to issues from the January 18 Ricky Gray execution.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Department of Corrections
The
Richmond Times- Dispatch
Ricky Gray
Corrections
Lisa Kinney
Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day Ceremony in Princeton
Organizers of the 4th annual Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day plan a 3 p.m. ceremony on March 26 at the War Memorial Building in Princeton. Guest speaker will be West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner. The event honors living and fallen veterans and is open to the public.
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Shelley Mooreee
West Virginia
John Newton
American Farm Bureau
Department of Agriculture
USDA
Newton
Princeton
War Memorial
Blackwell
Mac Warner
Main Street
Mercer County
Earl Ray Tomblin
McAuliffe vetoes bill to reinstate coal tax credits
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe vetoed a Republican bill to reinstate coal tax credits aimed at boosting mining jobs. He noted the credits failed to raise employment. environmental groups and supporters argued the credits had little effect, citing a long decline in coal miners from over 11,000 to about 2,500 between 1988 and 2015.
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Richmond
Virginia
Terry McAuliffe
McAuliffe
Justice proposes funding West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Gov. Jim Justice keeps West Virginia Public Broadcasting funded at 4.6 million and rejects a prior plan to end it. He cites a projected $54 million rise in state revenue and considers moving the service to West Virginia University with private donations continuing support.
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Justice
West Virginia
Public Broadcasting
Charleston
Jim Justice
Donald Trump
Dhopping Corporation
West Virginia University
Gordon Gee
Susan Hogan
Friends of West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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