West Virginia weighs AHCA impact on seniors and addicts
The AHCA proposal faces a vote as experts warn it would raise costs for older enrollees and strip essential benefits. West Virginia regions with high senior populations could lose thousands in tax credits, threatening Medicaid expansion and access to treatment for substance use disorders.
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Knife on school bus leads to 9-year-old's suspension
A 9-year-old boy at Dutrow Elementary in Newport News was suspended after bringing a pocket knife onto a school bus and showing it to classmates. No injuries occurred as the knife was confiscated and authorities notified his parents. The suspension was recommended for the long term.
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Newport News Public Schools
Michelle Price
Dutrow Elementary
Price
Harold Eley
West Virginia projects seek to create 280 jobs across three firms
The Mercer County Development Authority outlines three planned investments totaling 8.7 million dollars and 280 new jobs. Elgin Industries/Tabor Machines and Air Dynamics include 79 and 20 first-year jobs with facility purchases and leases at Cumberland Road Industrial Park. A third project by West Virginia Community Builders adds 36 rental units and 30 ancillary construction jobs.
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Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council
Tabor
Air Dynamics
Tim Warden
Engart Global
Gene Bucker
Bucker
West Virginia
Mercer
County Commission
Airport Road
Bluefield
Carolyn McKinney
Tabor Machines
McKinney
Greg Puckett
Mercer County
Puckett
Blake Stowers
Listowers
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West Virginia budget debate weighs education funding
Budget leaders push to live within a 4.05 billion revenue target and examine DHHR, K 12 and higher education while resisting deeper cuts. WVU President Gordon Gee and Marshall President Jerome Gilbert urge preserving higher education funding as state leaders weigh 150 million in cuts across three agencies. Gilbert notes Marshall faced 11.5 million in past cuts, while Gee cites 30 million across WVU and affiliates, warning further reductions threaten education value and access.
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Kanawha
Senate
Mitch Carmichael
R-Jackson
Justice
Carmichael
Marshall University
Jerome Gilbert
West Virginia University
Gordon Gee
Gee
Gilbert
West Virginia
Marshall
WVU
McDowell deputies move to Mercer County posts amid freeze
McDowell County Sheriff deputies have moved to Mercer County law enforcement jobs. A county hiring freeze prevents refilling the vacancies and the sheriff’s budget is cut by 10 percent, leaving the department with only one evening deputy and no weekend coverage. Sheriff Martin West left after Wednesday’s meeting and could not comment. contact Greg Jordan at gjordan bottonline.com.
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Mercer County
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Former world champ Christy Salters Martin to keynote Concord dinner
Concord University Foundation will host its Charleston Dinner at the Charleston Marriott Town Center on April 4 with Christy Salters Martin as keynote speaker. Proceeds fund scholarships and campus projects. tickets 125 each. Reception at 6, dinner at 7. Contact 304-384-6266 or visit concord.edu for tickets and sponsorships.
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West Virginia
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