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CHARLESTON, WV - In a significant move to enhance emergency medical services across West Virginia, the EMS Coalition has announced plans to request $10 million in funding during the upcoming May special legislative session.

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CHARLESTON, WV - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Jim Risch (R-ID) last week reintroduced a bipartisan resolution designating April 15-21, 2024, as National Osteopathic Medicine Week.

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CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia EMS Coalition are going to request $10 million in the anticipated May special legislative session for what they describe as needed programs.

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CHARLESTON, WV - Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday that West Virginia will not face a clawback of $465 million in COVID-19 money from the U.S. Department of Education, alleviating concerns raised by state lawmakers during the final days of the legislative session in March.

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CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia's IDD Waiver program, aiding people with disabilities to live independently, faced scrutiny from lawmakers due to a $10 million budget cut.

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MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine will be building new facilities in Morgantown and Elkins while expanding services in Fairmont, Bluefield and Princeton with nearly $400 million in investments.

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CHARLESTON, WV - State officials acknowledged this week that in recent years West Virginia spent millions of dollars less than was allocated for waiver programs meant to support people with disabilities, instead shifting dollars to expenses like covid-19 testing or contract nursing.

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