West Virginia University gave final approval Friday to wide-ranging cuts in academic programs and faculty positions, the culmination of a impassioned back and forth between the campus community, students and officials as the university addresses a $45 million budget shortfall. The university Board of Governors voted to drop 28 of …
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West Virginia Attorney General John “JB” McCuskey said Monday that his office is helping lead a new multi-state investigation into big tech firms, alleging they exaggerate their clean-energy commitments — a practice known as “greenwashing.” McCuskey is joining 15 other state attorneys general, led by Montana’s Austin Knudsen, in probing …
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Former Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., lamented that former President Joe Biden’s presidency was influenced by staffers who pushed far-left policies rather than the more moderate positions of his past. Biden served in American politics for decades, but his career ended with a presidency that some argue was co-opted by a …
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Much like comedian Rodney Dangerfield, West Virginia don’t get no respect. But that may be starting to change, as this week S&P upgraded the Mountain State’s outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the AA- rating on West Virginia’s general obligation debt. According to the rating agency, “Our view of …
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