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State leaders critical of EPA proposal that could hurt power plants using fossil fuels
CHARLESTON – West Virginia leaders were quick to criticize proposed new carbon dioxide emission limits for power plants operated with fossil fuels.
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Ohio County Commission, sheriff's deputies settle pay issues
WHEELING – The Ohio County Commission and county sheriff’s deputies have reached an agreement in three pay lawsuits.
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Attorney says some minors might have been filmed by hidden camera at State Police Academy
CHARLESTON — An attorney has sent notice to the West Virginia State Police of the intent to sue on behalf of three minor women who may have been filmed while taking part in the Police Training Academy.
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Second woman intends to sue WVSP, officer for kidnapping, rape
CHARLESTON — Another woman who says she was drugged, kidnapped and brutally raped by a West Virginia State Trooper has notified the agency she intends to sue.
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Woman says she was drugged, raped, kidnapped by State Trooper
CHARLESTON – A woman who says she was drugged, kidnapped and brutally raped by a West Virginia State Trooper has notified the agency she intends to sue.
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Lincoln County assessor goes to court to block sheriff's office swap plan
HAMLIN – Lincoln County’s assessor is fighting a decision by the county commission to force his office to switch spaces with the sheriff’s department, a move he says is unnecessary and would cost taxpayers.
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Three women who used State Police locker rooms file intent to sue over hidden camera
CHARLESTON – Three women who regularly used the female locker room at the West Virginia State Police Academy have filed a notice of intent to sue over allegations a hidden camera was used there.
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Justice signs bill recognizing foundation to manage opioid settlements
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has signed a senate bill recognizing the creation of the West Virginia First Foundation that will manage nearly $1 billion in opioid settlements.
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State senator asks feds to look at how governor used COVID funds
CHARLESTON – State Senate Finance Committee Chairman Eric Tarr has sent a letter to the federal government asking it to look into the transfer of almost $30 million of federal COVID relief money to a fund operated by Gov. Jim Justice’s office that was the source of $10 million for Marshall University’s new baseball stadium.
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Moore hails Legislature’s passage of anti-ESG bill
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore is praising the state Legislature’s passage of his proposal to prevent money managers handling state pension funds from advancing their own environmental and social goals ahead of financial returns to the pensioners.
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Morrisey, Moore hail MasterCard, Visa pausing plans to distinguish gun shop purchases
CHARLESTON – After MasterCard and Visa announced they’re pausing plans of applying a new merchant code to distinguish firearms purchases at gun shops, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey was declaring victory.
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Governor signs largest tax cut in W.Va. history
CHARLESTON – Gov. Jim Justice has signed what is being called the largest tax cut in state history.
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W.Va. resigns from Electronic Registration Information Center
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner has pulled the state from the Electronic Registration Information Center effectively immediately.
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Civil service commission says Ohio Co. deputies should get public hearing over pay issues
WHEELING – The Ohio County Sheriff’s Deputy Civil Service Commission has denied the county’s motion to dismiss the deputies’ demand for a public hearing.
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ACLU says two state agencies trying to hide set of legislative rules
CHARLESTON – The ACLU of West Virginia says state Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Department of Homeland Security officials are trying to hide a set of legislative rules from the public.
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Kanawha County Commission sues truck driver, employer for chemical spill
CHARLESTON — The Kanawha County Commission is suing a tractor-trailer driver alleging he and his employer are responsible for a chemical spill that caused issues in the county.
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House resolution targets embattled family court judge for impeachment
CHARLESTON – A resolution has been introduced asking the House Judiciary Committee to investigate allegations of impeachable offenses against a Raleigh County family court judge.
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State sends first Hope Scholarship payments to student accounts
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore has announced the first Hope Scholarship payments have been made to student accounts and can be used to pay for authorized educational services.
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Ohio County employees add retaliation claims to wage, payment cases
WHEELING – Ohio County employees who filed three lawsuits alleging improper wage and payment issues have amended their complaints to add retaliatory claims against the Ohio County Commission.
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Judge sides with Parkersburg firefighters in holiday pay dispute
PARKERSBURG – A circuit judge has ruled in favor of Parkersburg firefighters who said they hadn’t properly been paid holiday pay.