West Virginia designates four retirement communities
Morgantown Summers County Hinton Bluefield Tazewell Beckley Raleigh County join as certified retirement communities under state program. Chambers of commerce receive 10 000 dollar grants to promote their areas and a joint Web site will inform retirees about opportunities and local services.
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Beckley
West Virginia
Morgantown
Summers County
Hinton
Bluefield- Tazewell
Beckley- Raleigh County
Chambers of Commerce
Ellen Taylor
Beckley-Raleigh
Taylor
West Virginia asbestos ruling targets Union Carbide trial
A Kanawha County jury found Union Carbide liable for exposing West Virginia workers to asbestos for more than 35 years. Phase two starts Dec 2. if later trials show illness, damages may be tripled. The suit began with about 8,000 claimants against multiple companies.
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Roanoke
Stonewall Jackson Lake
Lewis County
Robert Rinehart
Rinehart
Maxine Stalnaker
Mary Friend
Friend
U.S. 19
Gore
Jane Lew
Kevin
Charleston
Kanawha County
Union Carbide
West Virginia
Scott Segal
Mobil Corp
Owens-Illinois
Westinghouse
Dow Chemical Corp
Exxon Mobil
U.S
Carbide
Calidria
Segal
Paul Hulsey
Hulsey
State board weighs uniform grading scale for PROMISE scholarship
West Virginia education board weighs a statewide uniform grading scale to replace county weighting for honors and AP classes. The plan would convert all grades to a four point scale for PROMISE eligibility while counties could retain weighting for honors courses. A final decision is expected by December after consultations with educators and the Higher Education Policy Commission.
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Charleston
West Virginia Board of Education
Jane Claymore
South Charleston High School
West Virginia
Paul Morris
State Higher Education Policy Commission
Policy Commission
Morris
Nevada
Florida
Louisiana
Seminar debates workers' comp and wage law changes
Lawyers from Steptoe and Johnson led a day long Tamarack seminar on workers' compensation and wage hour reforms. Attendees asked about ADA FMLA WVWCA and case specifics while experts noted state federal interpretation gaps and evolving guidance.
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Tom Kleeh
Tamarack
Steptoe and Johnson
Supreme Court
Rodney Stroud
Charleston
West Virginia
Kleeh
Parolee program in Roanoke faces funding collapse
Virginia CARES a Roanoke based re entry program aiding parolees confronts a shaky future as state funding ends December 31. Federal support may extend the year with a 25 percent match but only for the current fiscal year. The program serving 44 counties offers housing food clothing job placement counseling and referrals to medical legal and addiction help aiding about 3500 of 10000 annual released inmates. The Virginia study shows 30 percent of participants rearrested versus 39 percent with no program and 3 percent convicted of new felonies versus 12 percent, saving 1.3 million in potential incarceration costs.
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Roanoke
Virginia Cares
Joe Marshall
Department of Criminal Justice Services
Marshall
Cynthia Martin
Virginia
Martin
Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
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