By Leann Ray | Editor-in-chief
“As a proud 1890 land-grant institution, West Virginia State University has a long-standing responsibility to advance agriculture education, research and service. This new agricultural laboratory will significantly expand our ability to fulfill that mission.” — Ericke S. Cage, president of West Virginia State University
West Virginia State University President Ericke Cage speaks during an announcement Thursday of a $26.5 million federal grant to help expand its agriculture program in Institute, West Virginia. (Photo by Lori Kersey/West Virginia Watch)
By Lori Kersey
INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University has received a $26.5 million federal grant that will help the school build a new, 40,000 square foot Agriculture Complex.
Gov. Patrick Morrisey, with his deputy chief of staff Todd Johnston (right), talked to the press about his "Backyard Brawl" economic development plan on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, at the Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia. (West Virginia Office of the Gov. Patrick Morrisey/Courtesy photo)
By Amelia Ferrell Knisely
Todd Johnston is no longer with the Morrisey administration. He had served under the governor in two roles: deputy chief of staff and director of the state’s energy, infrastructure and competitiveness.
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Urban hospitals are closing at roughly the same rate as rural ones, and the shuttered hospitals are more likely to have served communities with high poverty rates and fewer transportation options, according to a new study. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor)
By Nada Hassanein
Urban hospitals are closing at roughly the same rate as rural ones, and the shuttered hospitals are more likely to have served communities with high poverty rates and fewer transportation options, according to a new study published Thursday in the journal JAMA.
By Jennifer Shutt
WASHINGTON — A federal judge will rule in the coming days on whether the Trump administration can legally rescind White House press passes for journalists at three news organizations, or if those reporters will be able to continue accessing the grounds while the case continues.
By Ashley Murray
WASHINGTON — The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee is demanding his colleagues across the aisle apologize to former special counsel Jack Smith after Missouri Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt launched false accusations at a recent hearing and called the former Justice Department official a “dirtbag.”
By Ashley Murray
WASHINGTON — Rebecca Myers lives in one of the nation’s most hotly contested congressional districts, and tariffs were on her mind as she voted early and in-person in Suffolk, Virginia in late September.
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