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.
Sunday, May 19 2013 1:19 PM EDT2013-05-19 17:19:54 GMT
MORGANTOWN, WV– Though the Appalachian region is home to less than 10 percent of the United States' population, the region's traffic fatality rate is 45 percent higher than that of non-Appalachian areas,
Though the Appalachian region is home to less than 10 percent of the United States' population, the region's traffic fatality rate is 45 percent higher than that of non-Appalachian areas, according to faculty at West Virginia University's School of Public Health.
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 10:00 AM EDT2013-05-16 14:00:28 GMT
A bill moving through Congress could help working families.
A bill moving through Congress could help working families.
Former Delegate Virginia Mahan, a democrat who represented Summers County, has been appointed legislative liaison for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.
"Ms. Mahan's extensive legislative experience and knowledge will be an asset to the department," DHHR Cabinet Secretary Rocco Fucillo said in a news release. "I am delighted that she has joined my staff."
Mahan most recently represented Raleigh and Summers counties as a member of the House of Delegates, serving from 1997-2012. Mahan was chairwoman of the Legislative Rule Making Review committee, the Equal Pay Commission and the Committee on Children's Issues. She also served on the House Judiciary, Finance and Rules committees.
Prior to her term in the House, she was a spokeswoman for various nonprofit organizations representing consumer and highway safety interests, according to a news release from DHHR.
Mahan has lived in Summers County for the past 30 years, and she currently resides in Charleston.
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