West Virginia Government News

The economic forecast has grown more gloomy for West Virginia's Manchin administration, but is perhaps not as dark as what confronts a number of other states.

The trillion dollar Affordable Health Care for America Act, narrowly passed the U.S House of Representatives, Saturday night, 220 to 215.

Several thousand West Virginians will benefit from Friday's extension of federal unemployment benefits.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection may change its policy for inspecting coal ash impoundments after a survey uncovered more problems - and dams - than expected.

The national news is filled with proclamations that the recession is over. The optimistic presumption is based on the figures released last week showing that the economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.5 percent in the third quarter.

WorkForce West Virginia is working hard to ensure that unemployment benefits are paid correctly to persons who qualify and continues to recover funds from fraudulent claims.

Ever since a man in a chicken costume showed up in front of West Virginia's state Capitol last week, questions have arisen about the stunt's alleged purpose: to legalize cockfighting in the state.

More than 2,400 jobs have been saved or created in West Virginia because of federal stimulus funding, according to those who have been spending the money.

Newly released data say that slot machines are the biggest source of trouble for problem gamblers in West Virginia.

A group of settlements reached by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo will provide $665,000 to consumers nationwide.

Share + Oct 30, 2009 11:07 am US/Eastern VICKI SMITH, Associated Press Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. Activists with Mountain Justice, Rainforest Action Network and other groups planned protests at Environmental Protection Agency headquarters and across the country Friday to demand the end of mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia.

Create West Virginia seems to be offering fresh ideas in a state that needs all of the ideas and commitment it can get.

And this time, they're armed with GPS. Members of the lovably titled Sasquatch Watch of Virginia recently camped out in West Virginia's Allegheny Mountains in hopes of catching the eternally elusive, or just plain mythical, creature.

A West Virginia program that allows hunters to help feed the hungry is asking for a little divine intervention.

North Dakota and Delaware have become the latest states where West Virginians with valid permits can carry concealed handguns.

Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness.

Changes made to the state's vehicle fleet management since 2005 will save West Virginia taxpayers millions of dollars, according to information gathered by the state Department of Administration in follow up to a legislative audit concluded earlier this month.

Two Virginia residents have been arrested in connection with the deaths of three family members in West Virginia, one of which was a Rockingham County, Va.

A Virginia-based team of Bigfoot enthusiasts is hoping to find the legendary creature in the bogs and trees of West Virginia's Dolly Sods Wilderness Area.

Environmentalists who want Gov. Joe Manchin to stop Massey Energy's blasting on the Coal River Mountain say the world is watching southern West Virginia.