Monday, May 20 2013 2:50 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:50:08 GMT
Helen Holt, now 99, was West Virginia's first female secretary of state. She received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from WVU during Sunday's commencement.
Helen Holt, now 99, was West Virginia's first female secretary of state. She received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from WVU during Sunday's commencement.
Monday, May 20 2013 6:11 AM EDT2013-05-20 10:11:12 GMT
MORGANTOWN, WV (AP) — West Virginia landowners who want to apply for grants to improve wildlife habitat have until June 14 to contact the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
MORGANTOWN, WV (AP) — West Virginia landowners who want to apply for grants to improve wildlife habitat have until June 14 to contact the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Sunday, May 19 2013 1:21 PM EDT2013-05-19 17:21:57 GMT
LAWRENCE MESSINA,Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's House of Delegates faces a momentous decision after Speaker Rick Thompson departs for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Cabinet: choosing
est Virginia's House of Delegates faces a momentous decision after Speaker Rick Thompson departs for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Cabinet: choosing a new leader will help set the stage for 2014, when Republicans aim to wipe out the Democrats' ebbing majority.
Saturday, May 18 2013 11:36 AM EDT2013-05-18 15:36:47 GMT
LAWRENCE MESSINA,Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is adding a commemorative coin to the celebratory mix for its 150th birthday, the commission overseeing the sesquicentennial activities
West Virginia is adding a commemorative coin to the celebratory mix for its 150th birthday, the commission overseeing the sesquicentennial activities announced Saturday.
Thursday, May 16 2013 11:36 AM EDT2013-05-16 15:36:07 GMT
An announcement is expected at 10 a.m. May 16 from Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin naming House Speaker Rick Thompson, D-Wayne, to a new position.
An announcement is expected at 10 a.m. May 16 from Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin naming House Speaker Rick Thompson, D-Wayne, to a new position.
Changes proposed earlier this year for the funding
eligibility levels of child subsidy will undergo further review.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Dec. 18 he plans to submit a supplemental
appropriate next year to help close the gap in federal funding through the
spring and he has plans to work with all parties to find a solution.
"After much discussion with parents and folks in the childcare
industry, I decided it's not in the best interest of West
Virginia families to move forward with the scheduled
changes to our state's childcare subsidy," Tomblin said. "We still have work to
do — these programs are not sustainable with our current level of funding. But at
this point, I believe it's best to keep hard-working families in the program
and to look for other ways to address the budget shortfalls."
Officials from the West Virginia Department of Health and
Human Resources announced in June that the ceiling for eligibility for the
child care subsidy would be reduced from 185 percent of federal poverty level to
150 percent. That change was scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1, but today's
announcement means no changes will be made at this time. Entry and exit levels also will remain the
same, retaining families who are at or below 185 percent of the federal poverty
level.
The changes to the copayment structures announced earlier
this year still will go into effect Jan. 1.
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