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News Tipoffs - West Virginia Editors Newsletter for 2026-06-10 ( 15 items )  
2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Region Teams Announced (10)
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 10 -- The American Baseball Coaches Association issued the following news: * * * 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-Region Teams Announced The 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-Region Teams have been announced across all eight regions. The teams are selected by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association, with the process overseen by the ABCA NCAA Div. I All-America & Coach of the Year Committee. The committee is chaired by Brian Green of Wichita State University and includes Mitch Canham (Oreg more PR

Attorney General James Secures $36.5 Million from CVS for Defrauding Medicaid (10)
ALBANY, New York, June 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures $36.5 Million from CVS for Defrauding Medicaid * June 9, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a bipartisan coalition of 36 other attorneys general and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in securing $36.5 million from CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (CVS) for fraudulently overbilling Medicaid for insulin prescriptions. From 2010 to 2020, CVS knowingly dispensed more insulin to c more PR

Attorney General McCuskey leads 20-state coalition defending religious students' right to state scholarship funds (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 10 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General McCuskey leads 20-state coalition defending religious students' right to state scholarship funds West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a 20-state coalition in support of students pursuing degrees that Virginia has deemed too religious to qualify for the state's scholarship programs. The coalition's amicus brief in Johnson v. Fleming argues that those exclusions violate the students' F more PR

Congressman Riley M. Moore Votes YES on Secure America Act (10)
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Riley M. Moore Votes YES on Secure America Act * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Riley M. Moore voted in favor of the Secure America Act today. This critical legislation delivers significant investments to secure America's borders, provide needed resources for immigration enforcement, and give our border patrol agents the tools and technology they need to combat illegal immigration and stop transnational crime. Congressman Riley more PR

Dr. Ian Martin Selected as Next Provost, Dean and CEO of SIU Medicine (10)
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 10 -- Southern Illinois University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Dr. Ian Martin selected as next provost, dean and CEO of SIU Medicine Southern Illinois University has selected Ian B.K. Martin, M.D., M.B.A., FACEP, FAAEM, to serve as the next provost and dean of SIU School of Medicine. Martin will also serve as CEO of SIU Medicine, the school's faculty practice. Martin was selected following a highly competitive national search because of his extensive experience in academic and clinical lea more PR

Faith, Perseverance and Purpose: Xander Castillo '26 Honored with WVWC Inspiration Award (10)
BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, June 9 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College posted the following news: * * * Faith, Perseverance and Purpose: Xander Castillo '26 Honored with WVWC Inspiration Award * BUCKHANNON, West Virginia - For Xander Castillo '26, his athletic and academic journey at West Virginia Wesleyan College has been full of challenges and setbacks, even a leave of absence from the school. But through his faith and the support of family, friends and campus community, Castillo is set to graduate in December with a bachelor's degree in bus more PR

ICYMI: Capito Helps Reintroduce Legislation to Expand Access to Educational Services for Students with Communications Disabilities (10)
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Capito Helps Reintroduce Legislation to Expand Access to Educational Services for Students with Communications Disabilities * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Recently, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) reintroduced the Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act. This legislation would strengthen the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and expand access for blind, deaf, deafdisabled, and more PR

ICYMI: Cramer Authors Policy Essay in Harvard Journal on Legislation (10)
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Cramer Authors Policy Essay in Harvard Journal on Legislation * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last year, U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and the North Dakota congressional delegation embarked on a mission to overturn the Biden-era Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the state. This effort marked the first use of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn an RMP. Cramer's successful strategy fulfilled the intent o more PR

Rep. Sykes Bonamici, Chu, DelBene Demand Oversight of Moms.gov (10)
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on June 9, 2026: * * * Rep. Sykes Bonamici, Chu, DelBene Demand Oversight of Moms.gov On Monday, U.S. Representatives Emilia Sykes (OH-13), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Judy Chu (CA-28), and Suzan DelBene (WA-01) led 83 of their colleagues in conducting oversight of the recently-launched Moms.gov. Moms.gov launched in May with the purported goal of offering guidance to expectant mothers, but the website instead features potentially harmful information ab more PR

Sage Continues UNCG's Passion for Poetry (10)
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 9 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus posted the following news: * * * Sage Continues UNCG's Passion for Poetry * This is a story of two Spartan MFA poets, born six decades apart. Sage Short '26 MFA, a Myrtle Beach native with roots in West Virginia, grew up in post-9/11 America. After graduating from Coastal Carolina University, she got a master's at Clemson, where she was assistant editor of the South Carolina Review. There, she was awarded the English department's best thesis award and t more PR

Teacher Fellows' Lessons Inspired by Global Health Reporting Reach Over 1,000 Students (10)
WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that says it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following news: * * * Teacher Fellows' Lessons Inspired by Global Health Reporting Reach Over 1,000 Students Author: Sushmita Jaya Mukherjee, Pulitzer Center Staff * * * "The impact of this program is it is transforming how I view my role as an educator. I have already started to transform my biology lessons by increasing awareness of others globally through underreported stories." -- Rebecca Brewer, Michigan * * * In Oct more PR

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Removes Northeastern Bulrush from Endangered Species List Due to Recovery (10)
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Removes Northeastern Bulrush from Endangered Species List Due to Recovery * The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is removing the northeastern bulrush from the federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants due to recovery. This decision is based on the best available scientific and commercial information and reflects ongoing conservation efforts led by the Service and partners to recover more PR

W.Va. Treasurer Pack Announces 20th Consecutive Year That S&P Reaffirms Highest Rating for West Virginia Money Market Funds (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 10 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack issued the following news release: * * * Treasurer Pack Announces 20th Consecutive Year That S&P Reaffirms Highest Rating for West Virginia Money Market Funds State Treasurer Larry Pack, who serves as Chairman of the West Virginia Board of Treasury Investments (WVBTI), today announced that the S&P Global Ratings has given West Virginia's Money Market and Government Money Market pools their highest possible rating for the 20th consecutive year. S&P Global Ratings more PR

WV Dept. of Ed Welcomes More Than 200 Students into Order of the Golden Horseshoe (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 9 -- The West Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * WV Dept. of Ed Welcomes More Than 200 Students into Order of the Golden Horseshoe * Charleston, W.Va. - State Superintendent of Schools Michele L. Blatt was joined by Gov. Patrick Morrisey today to honor 225 8th grade students as Golden Horseshoe winners. Superintendent Blatt knighted students and Gov. Morrisey pinned them as members of the 95th class winners during ceremonies at the West Virginia Culture Center. The stude more PR

WVU study links support for rural women entrepreneurs to economic growth (10)
MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, June 9 -- West Virginia University posted the following news: * * * WVU study links support for rural women entrepreneurs to economic growth * Though rural women entrepreneurs make up only a small portion of the self-employed across the United States, new West Virginia University research shows they are crucial to overall economic success. A study by Heather Stephens, director of the WVU Regional Research Institute, and Xiaoyin Li a postdoctoral fellow, with Jason S. Entsminger, assistant professor of entreprene more PR