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News Tipoffs - West Virginia Editors Newsletter for 2026-04-22 ( 7 items )  
Congressman Riley M. Moore Introduces Bipartisan "Know Your Labor Rights Act" to Empower American Workers (10)
WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Riley M. Moore Introduces Bipartisan "Know Your Labor Rights Act" to Empower American Workers * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Riley M. Moore (R-WV) introduced the bipartisan "Know Your Labor Rights Act", legislation that will ensure American workers are fully informed of their rights in the workplace and equipped to advocate for themselves on the job. Congresswoman Mar more PR

Creating Jobs in Allegheny County: Gov. Shapiro Announces Mondi Bags USA Selects Pennsylvania for Manufacturing Expansion, Creating Approximately 170 New Jobs (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 22 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * Creating Jobs in Allegheny County: Governor Shapiro Announces Mondi Bags USA Selects Pennsylvania for Manufacturing Expansion, Creating Approximately 170 New Jobs The Shapiro Administration is investing over $1 million into the manufacturer's new 200,000-square-foot Findlay Township facility. Since taking office, Governor Shapiro has competed for and won over $ more PR

Governor Morrisey Orders Flags to Half-Staff to Honor Congressman David McKinley (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 21 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Morrisey Orders Flags to Half-Staff to Honor Congressman David McKinley * CHARLESTON, W.Va. \- Governor Patrick Morrisey has ordered United States and West Virginia state flags at the Capitol Complex and at all state facilities throughout West Virginia to be flown at half-staff in honor of former Congressman David McKinley, who passed away on April 17, 2026. "Denise and  more PR

Governor Morrisey Signs Education Reform Bill in Parkersburg (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 20 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Morrisey Signs Education Reform Bill in Parkersburg * PARKERSBURG, W.Va. \- Governor Patrick Morrisey signed House Bill 5438 today at Gihon Elementary, a reform that refocuses school funding on literacy and classroom technology to better prepare West Virginia students for the future. "We aren't just talking about improving education, we are funding its transformation," s more PR

Judge Blocks Clean Water Act Permit for Mountaintop Removal Mine on Coal River Mountain (10)
BOONE, North Carolina, April 21 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Judge Blocks Clean Water Act Permit for Mountaintop Removal Mine on Coal River Mountain * NAOMA, W.Va. -Today, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia ruled in favor of Coal River Mountain Watch, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Appalachian Voices and Sierra Club, blocking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' decision to grant a Cl more PR

Professor Brent E. Newton prevails in a third federal death penalty case (10)
CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, April 21 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Professor Brent E. Newton prevails in a third federal death penalty case * CARLISLE, PA-In Professor Brent E. Newton 's third court-appointed federal death penalty case since June 2025, another federal district court has granted his motion to strike the federal government's notice of its intent to seek the death penalty against a federal capital defendant. A copy of the  more PR

VIDEO: Chairman Capito Delivers Opening Statement at HHS Budget Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Chairman Capito Delivers Opening Statement at HHS Budget Hearing * To watch Chairman Capito's opening remarks, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), chaired a hearing with U.S. Depa more PR