West Virginia

Senate Republicans Introduce Challenge To WOTUS
Senate Republicans Introduce Challenge To WOTUS
Senate Republicans Introduce Challenge To WOTUS
On Thursday, Idaho Senators Jim Risch and Mike Crapo as well as West Virginia's Shelley Moore Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined 47 of their Senate Republican colleagues in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden administration’s WOTUS rule.  Tha...
COVID Continues To Linger In Rural America
COVID Continues To Linger In Rural America
COVID Continues To Linger In Rural America
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to linger even as society and rural communities are ready to move on.  Dr. Michael Stevens, West Virginia University System Health Care Epidemiologist, Morgantown, West Virginia, said rural communities have seen disproportionate levels of COVID   “Rural communities have been disproportionately affected and impacted by the pandemic in terms of having more severe COVI
Union Gap School Receives Grant Money From USApple
Union Gap School Receives Grant Money From USApple
Union Gap School Receives Grant Money From USApple
One Pacific Northwest school will receive thousands of dollars via the Apples4Education grant program. The effort, put on by the U.S. Apple Association, awarded four schools from around the nation $4,000 for the 2022-23 school year. Each grant will provide supplemental student nutrition and expose students to a wider variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as teach students about healthy
Rural America Reminded To Get Vaccinated This Holiday Season
Rural America Reminded To Get Vaccinated This Holiday Season
Rural America Reminded To Get Vaccinated This Holiday Season
Rural vaccination rates against COVID-19 are behind those among urban residents. Dr. C.K. Babcock is a Clinical Associate Professor at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. He says data from September shows that rural residents are still getting hit hard by COVID-19 ...
Idaho Tops In Census Participation
Idaho Tops In Census Participation
Idaho Tops In Census Participation
The U.S. Census Bureau has reported that Idaho is among six other states and Puerto Rico with the highest overall census response rate. According to the Lewiston Tribune, as of last week, 99.9% of Idaho households have been counted. Among the responses, 69 ...
Senate Democrats Release COVID-19 Impact Report
Senate Democrats Release COVID-19 Impact Report
Senate Democrats Release COVID-19 Impact Report
Senate Ag Committee Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow is leading a group of Democrats in releasing a report on the impact of COVID-19 in rural America. The report was put together by the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, which Stabenow chairs ...