West Virginia urged to keep family services local
West Virginia leaders heard early findings from a statewide survey on community based family aid. It shows Family Resource Networks and Starting Points centers let families handle child care schooling and abuse prevention with local voice. Critics call for accountability and a long term plan while supporters want cabinet maintained in Governor’s Office to preserve local gains.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Nancy Tolliver
Community Voices
Bob Wise
Dave Heaton
Iowa
Heaton
WVU Students Organize to Oppose Higher Ed Cuts
West Virginia University students form Students for Higher Education within the Student Government Association to mobilize against planned budget cuts. The group plans a website with an online petition and contact information for lawmakers. Governor Wise orders 10 percent cuts this year and 9 percent next, with WVU facing a proposed 29 million reduction. tuition has already risen 9.5 percent this year and may jump 10.9 percent next year while officials say higher education remains a priority.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
WVU Student Government Association Board of Governors
Students For Higher Education
West Virginia
Board of Governors
Jordan Workman
Bob Wise
Workman
WVU
Wise
Amy Shuler Goodwin
Kanawha and Wood counties pass school levies
In Kanawha County a $44 million excess school levy passed by 168 votes amid 14,721 yes and 14,553 no ballots. Supporters cite needs for textbooks, staffing, and renovations, while opponents call for spending cuts. In Wood County a $14.3 million levy passed 5,667 to 1,979, renewing the budget share to recruit and retain teachers without raising taxes.
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Charleston
Kanawha
Wood
Kanawha County
Tom Vogel
Capital High
Kanawha County Education Association
Holly Price
Pete Thaw
Wood County
Bill Niday
Niday
WV man helps Mississippi children in Delta outreach visit
Hancock drove to Charleston Mississippi to visit New Town Baptist Church and the Wallace family. He met Howard Hollis, toured R H Bearden Elementary, and learned about cotton picking, poverty, and efforts to raise teacher pay and reading programs in the Delta. He plans a return trip with his wife Sonia.
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Hancock
Mississippi
New Town Baptist Church
Charleston
Miss
Morgan Freeman
Howard Hollis
Wallace
Delta
Sonia
West Virginia
McDowell County
Hollis
Freeman
Mississippi Delta
Bill Archer
Barcher
Heating aid demand rises as costs bite across region
Salvation Army in Princeton reports more requests for kerosene and electric bill help while Bluefield Union Mission foresees higher heating aid needs. Craig Hammond notes rising natural gas inquiries as winter furthers cost pressures. Food and shelter requests also grow as utilities strain families.
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Sara Keys
Salvation Army
Princeton
Keys
The
Salvation
Army
Bluefield Union
Craig Hammond
Hammond
Trial experts say Muhammad jurors may lean toward prosecution
Virginia Beach jurors are likely to favor the prosecution in the John Allen Muhammad capital murder trial, with experts noting regional tendencies. Opening statements are set for Monday as the case ties to the Meyers slaying near a northern Virginia gas station amid a nationwide spree.
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John Allen Muhammad
Peter Greenspun
Jonathan Shapiro
Christie Leary
Virginia Beach Circuit Court
Virginia Beach
Irginia Beach
Virginia
Donald H. Smith
Old Dominion University
Muhammad
Smith
Dean Harold Meyers
Meyers
Maryland
Washington
D.C
Lee Boyd Malvo
Prince William County
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Bottonline.com
IRS
Jkharris.com
Wall Street Journal
Harris & Company
Bluefield
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