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State budget cuts trickle down into WVU's ledger
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.One area WVU didn't make much progress in was the impact in budget cuts to its state appropriations for the upcoming school year. Earlier this year, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin asked agencies to look at trimming their budget. Some agencies were exempt from...Tags: Government, Budgets and Budgeting, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Colleges and Universities
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Some WVU Board of Governors members' terms up soon
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The landscape of the West Virginia University Board of Governors could change soon, with some members' terms expiring in June. Board members Diane Lewis, William Wilmoth and Dr. Thomas Clark's terms end June 30. Clark, who is in his...Tags: Government, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Rockefeller, again, proposes new mine safety act
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.For the fourth time since an explosion rumbled through a Raleigh County coal mine and snuffed out 29 lives, Sen. Jay Rockefeller is trying to make the industry a safer place in which to labor. Named after his onetime colleague, the senator titled it...Tags: Explosions, Raleigh, Disasters and Accidents, Health and Safety at Work, Alpha Natural Resources Incorporated
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Rockefeller, Manchin introduce mine safety bill
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.U.S. Sens Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., introduced a bill Wednesday to improve mine safety that stems from the 2010 Upper Big Branch tragedy. It's the fourth time the Robert C. Byrd Mine and Workplace Safety and Health Act has been...Tags: Joe Manchin III, John D. Rockefeller IV
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EDITORIAL: Attorney general lets the Legislature budget
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.Patrick Morrisey promised that if elected, he would end the practice of having the attorney general sue on the state's behalf and then control how the settlements are spent. Morrisey is working on that promise. In the first legislative session after...Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Litigation, Lawyers
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Experts look at energy efficiency trends
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.The shale gas boom is bringing with it talk of energy efficiency. Experts and officials looked at two trends in that direction at WVU on Wednesday: Natural gas vehicles and cogeneration plants. The two topics occupied the morning sessions of the WVU Law...Tags: Government, Politics, Credit and Debt, Hybrid Vehicles, Dominion Resources Incorporated
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Tomblin commemorates 100th anniversary of golf group
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- For a state mostly known for its whitewater rafting, hunting and fishing, West Virginians have enjoyed golfing almost as long as there has been a West Virginia. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Tuesday presented a proclamation to members of...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Government, Politics, Lifestyle and Leisure, Golf
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Legislative Briefs
Education Week, Bethesda, Md.W.Va. Governor's Plan Prevails Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has signed a K-12 overhaul bill that will significantly affect both district governance and early-childhood education in West Virginia. Senate Bill 359, which was introduced at the request of the...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Credit and Debt, Sam Brownback, Birth Control
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Attorney general outlines changes to office after new laws take effect
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A bill passed during last week's special legislative session addresses a longstanding controversy over accountability for money gleaned from civil lawsuits filed by the Attorney General's Office. However, the measure would let...Tags: Government, Laws, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation
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WVU to slash 13.3M
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.WVU faces a $13.3 million budget cut -- the full amount expected -- for the next school year. Officials will spend the next few weeks deciding the areas to be most affected. Last week, the state passed a budget for the upcoming year. Early in the...Tags: Government, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Drugs and Medicines, University of Florida
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EDITORIAL: Great opportunity
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.Not 50th, not 49th. First for a welcome change. Last week Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and former Gov. Bob Wise announced that the West Virginia Board of Education and the state will be partnering with the Alliance for Excellent Education to begin a...Tags: Government, Politics
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Magistrates, court staff in smaller W.Va. counties to get modest raises
Magistrates and court staff in West Virginia’s smaller counties will see gradual salary increases eventually totaling $737,000 annually after the Legislature successfully revisited a topic Thursday that stalled during the just-completed regular...
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