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News Tipoffs - West Virginia Editors Newsletter for 2026-08-08 ( 11 items )  
Attorney General Alan Wilson defends religious liberty in the classroom at SCOTUS (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 6 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends religious liberty in the classroom at SCOTUS * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) -Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that he has joined a 12-state coalition in a friend-of-the-court brief at the United States Supreme Court supporting religious liberty for teachers. The case deals with a Maryland school district policy that requires teachers to use the "preferred pronouns" of students while also prev more PR

Attorney General Hanaway Urges Congress to Strengthen Federal Penalties for ATM Attacks (10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 7 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Urges Congress to Strengthen Federal Penalties for ATM Attacks * Today, Attorney General Hanaway announced that she has joined a 15-state coalition in urging Congress to pass S. 3798, the Safe Access to Cash Act. The legislation would strengthen efforts to prosecute organized crime rings that are robbing automated teller machines (ATMs) nationwide. "Organized criminal networks are targeting ATMs  more PR

Attorney General McCuskey leads states in urging the EPA to cut bureaucratic red tape slowing infrastructure projects (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 7 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General McCuskey leads states in urging the EPA to cut bureaucratic red tape slowing infrastructure projects * Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a coalition of 21 states supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to rewrite how the agency handles the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews. Since it was signed into law in 1970, NEPA required that before the federal  more PR

Breaking: Senate Committee Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt (10)
FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Aug. 7 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Breaking: Senate Committee Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee today voted along party lines to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for possible prosecution after he pled the Fifth Amendment 11 more PR

Capito Statement on Senate Passage of Legislation Sanctioning Russia and Iran (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Statement on Senate Passage of Legislation Sanctioning Russia and Iran U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee (RPC), released the below statement on the U.S. Senate's passage of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, legislation to hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for supporting Russia's war in Ukraine and extend expiring sanc more PR

CBO Issues Cost Estimate for Bill to Redesignate Playground in New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for a bill (S. 2933) that would redesignate a playground at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia as the "Hearts of Gold Playground": * * * S. 2933 would redesignate a playground at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West Virginia as the "Hearts of Gold Playground: In Honor of West Virginia Children and Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer." The bill also would require federal agencies to update documents and maps to refl more PR

Data Centers & Water Topic of CRS Report (Part 2 of 3) (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49057) on July 31, 2026, entitled "Data Centers and Water - Frequently Asked Questions:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Water Sources and Authorities What Are the Potential Water Sources Available for Data Centers?/14 Operators of data centers can acquire water from several sources. Commonly used sources include municipal drinking water systems; treated wastewater, which can be referred to as water reuse (for more information, see "What more PR

JCP&L Rate Proposal Delays Bill Impact for Residential Customers Until 2028 While Supporting Reliability Investments (10)
AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 8 -- Jersey Central Power & Light, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy, issued the following news release: * * * JCP&L Rate Proposal Delays Bill Impact for Residential Customers Until 2028 While Supporting Reliability Investments Plan gives customers time to prepare while continuing investments to strengthen electric system HOLMDEL, New Jersey - Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has filed a rate proposal with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU). The filing includes: * Proposed offsets to prevent residential custome more PR

Marshall students can apply for NASA Psyche Inspired internship (10)
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Aug. 7 -- Marshall University posted the following news release: * * * Marshall students can apply for NASA Psyche Inspired internship * Marshall University undergraduate students are invited to apply for NASA's Psyche Inspired internship program, which allows students to use their creative talents to communicate the excitement, innovation and scientific discoveries of the Psyche mission. It is not a paid internship, but selected students receive $300 for project materials. Applications are open to full-time, und more PR

Senate Republicans Confirm Four U.S. Attorneys, Four U.S. Marshals and DOJ Inspector General (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Confirm Four U.S. Attorneys, Four U.S. Marshals and DOJ Inspector General * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) applauded the Senate's confirmation of four U.S. Attorneys, four U.S. Marshals and the Inspector General for the Department of Justice (DOJ). The nominees were confirmed as part of a nominations package of 74 executive nominees, by a vote of 51-47. Under Grassley's leadership in  more PR

Senate Republicans Confirm Four U.S. Attorneys, Four U.S. Marshals and DOJ Inspector General (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Senate Republicans Confirm Four U.S. Attorneys, Four U.S. Marshals and DOJ Inspector General Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) applauded the Senate's confirmation of four U.S. Attorneys, four U.S. Marshals and the Inspector General for the Department of Justice (DOJ). The nominees were confirmed as part of a nominations package of 74 executive nominees, by a vot more PR