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Money originally set aside to help fix a flooding problem in Inwood, W.Va., has been redistributed to Jefferson County for a comprehensive water study and 'agricultural enhancement' projects at 83 farms in the Eastern Panhandle.

The Central Appalachian Arts and Crafts Co-Operative will have its annual membership and board meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday at La Dolce Vita, 400 4th St., Sutton.

Carte Goodwin, general counsel for Gov. Joe Manchin during his first term between 2005 and 2009, is thinking about running for the congressional seat held by Rep.

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U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito has co-sponsored legislation that could send $50 million a year for the next five years to school-based health clinics in 44 states, including West Virginia.

One of West Virginia's U.S. senators is opposed to the landmark global warming bill that passed the House Friday, while the other has "serious concerns" about the measure.

A preliminary alignment plan for the proposed highway that would connect The Shops at Trace Fork to Jefferson Road in South Charleston has been submitted to the state, said Department of Transportation spokesman Brent Walker.

A vote on the massive climate change bill, the American Clean Energy and Security Act, could come Friday in the U.S. House of Representatives.

FEW pieces of legislation stand to have a larger impact on West Virginia than one that the House of Representatives is expected to take up later today.

Weekend Edition Saturday , June 27, 2009 The U.S. House narrowly passed a sweeping climate change bill that's a top item on President Obama's agenda.

Congressmen are, by nature, parochial. They represent "districts" and often reference their "constituents." The fact that they have to run every two years should keep them in close contact with the people they represent.

United Mine Workers officials believe the global warming bill being voted on today in the House of Representatives protects the coal industry, but that assurance wasn't enough to win support from any of West Virginia's three representatives.

A historic move in the U.S. House of Representatives late Friday saw a narrow passage of the climate change bill.

It's a "no" on "cap and trade" for U.S. Reps. Nick Rahall and Alan Mollohan. The U.S. House could vote as soon as today on legislation to reduce emissions from coal-fired plants over the next decade, and Rahall and Mollohan, both D-W.Va., said Thursday they would oppose the measure.

As the U.S. House prepares to vote Friday on a landmark climate change bill, West Virginia's two Democratic congressmen have yet to reveal which side they stand on.

Members of the Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority Board, as well as local dignitaries and representatives from the offices of Sen.

Two Congressmen from West Virginia say they will await the final version of the "cap and trade bill" before deciding their vote on the measure.

If Congress were like school, Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., would get a perfect attendance certificate.

Posted Tuesday, June 23, 2009 ; 04:05 PM Post Comment Updated Tuesday, June 23, 2009 ; 04:16 PM The bill would increase use and encourage establishment of school-based health clinics to provide comprehensive health care to medically underserved communities.