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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving West Virginia Newsletter for 2026-03-26 ( 12 items )  
Appalachian Power Announces Proposed Power Line Routes for Bancroft-Milton Transmission Line Rebuild Project (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 26 -- Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Appalachian Power announces proposed power line routes for Bancroft-Milton Transmission Line Rebuild Project Appalachian Power Company (APCo) today announced a proposed line route for its 69-kilovolt (kV) Bancroft-Milton Transmission Line Rebuild Project. APCo determined the route after reviewing input from landowners and community members fo more PR

Attorney General Alan Wilson stands against woke DEI practices (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 25 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson stands against woke DEI practices * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson joined West Virginia and 16 other states supporting a challenge to the New Jersey State Bar Association's DEI quotas for its leadership board. The States argue that the N.J. State Bar Association is using the First Amendment as an excuse to discriminate based on rac more PR

Capito Joins Letter Advocating for Pastor Ezra Jin's Release Ahead of U.S.-China Summit (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Joins Letter Advocating for Pastor Ezra Jin's Release Ahead of U.S.-China Summit * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined her colleagues in sending a bicameral letter to President Trump advocating for the release of Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, lead pastor of Zion Church, ahead of the president's upcoming meeting with Xi Jinping, President of the Peopl more PR

Capito Secures CDS Allocations for Economic Development Projects (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Secures CDS Allocations for Economic Development Projects * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) allocations for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) to support economic development projects throughout West Virginia. "I am proud of these projects that will s more PR

Cognito Therapeutics and Ochsner Health launch Brain Health Collaboratory to advance new care models for Alzheimer's disease (10)
JEFFERSON, Louisiana, March 25 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Cognito Therapeutics and Ochsner Health launch Brain Health Collaboratory to advance new care models for Alzheimer's disease * CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and NEW ORLEANS - March 25, 2026 - Cognito Therapeutics, a late clinical-stage neurotechnology company pioneering non-invasive neuroprotective therapies in neurodegenerative diseases, today announced a collaboration with Ochsner He more PR

Congressman Riley M. Moore Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort Urging Release of Imprisoned Chinese Pastor Ahead of U.S.-China Summit (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Riley M. Moore Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort Urging Release of Imprisoned Chinese Pastor Ahead of U.S.-China Summit * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Riley M. Moore (R-WV) sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter alongside U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), Congressman Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), along with 29 of their colleagues, urging President Donald J. Trump to pr more PR

Health Resources & Services Administration Publishes Petitions Seeking Compensation for Vaccine-Related Injuries Filed in February 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration announced the receipt of 95 petitions under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program for the period of Feb. 1, 2026, through Feb. 28, 2026. The program allows for compensation if a petitioner can prove that a vaccine caused a condition not explicitly listed or if symptoms appeared outside the specified windows. To ensure a fair process, the Secretary is required  more PR

Husted Backs Bill to Expand Energy Production, Support Rural Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Husted backs bill to expand energy production, support rural communities Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.) and Mark Warner's (R-Va.) Methane Reduction and Economic Growth Act. This bill would create a tax credit that would incentivize the capture and repurposing of methane emissions from active and abandoned mines. "As Ohio continues to lead in energy production, we  more PR

Marshall partners with FASTER WV on entrepreneurship microcredential series (10)
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, March 25 -- Marshall University posted the following news release: * * * Marshall partners with FASTER WV on entrepreneurship microcredential series * Marshall University has partnered with Advantage Valley's FASTER WV to launch a new entrepreneurship microcredential series designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners develop the skills needed to start, grow and sustain successful businesses. The series is offered through the Marshall Skills  more PR

Rethinking Independent Living: Students Design AI Solution (10)
CEDARVILLE, Ohio, March 25 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Rethinking Independent Living: Students Design AI Solution * by Cara Ramer, Student Public Relations Writer A single fall can turn independent living into a medical emergency, especially for older adults living alone. To help address this growing safety challenge, a Cedarville University senior design team is developing an autonomous, voice-controlled assistive robot designed to help older adults remain sa more PR

Sen. Moran, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Bolster Primary Care Training on Dementia Detection & Treatment (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Bolster Primary Care Training on Dementia Detection & Treatment * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) - joined Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) in introducing bipartisan legislation t more PR

Weight Loss Medications May Affect Some Complications After Panniculectomy (10)
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois, March 25 -- The American Society of Plastic Surgeons issued the following news release: * * * Weight Loss Medications May Affect Some Complications After Panniculectomy For GLP-1 users, some risks are higher but others lower, reports Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery * For patients undergoing body contouring surgery to remove excess abdominal skin after massive weight loss, use of GLP-1 weight loss medications may have mixed effects on complication risks, sugge more PR