House Committee Moves To Add Marijuana To Controlled Substance Database
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The House Committee on Health and Human Resources passed House Bill 2756 Thursday which would require medical marijuana be added to the controlled substance monitoring database ..read more
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House Considers Limits On Health Care For Transgender Minors
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None of House Bill 2007’s supporters in the House Health and Human Resources Committee explained why the bill was necessary ..read more
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Food Bank Grant Targets Hunger In Rural W.Va. Communities
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Save the Children’s newly-launched Rural Child Hunger Research and Innovation Lab program aims to improve access to food in hard-to-reach rural communities like Mercer County ..read more
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West Virginia Receives $83 million Opioid Settlement From Walgreens
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In a press conference Wednesday morning, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced his office has reached a settlement with the national pharmaceutical chain Walgreens for $83 million ..read more
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Protecting Aging Parents: Legal Steps
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At some point, many West Virginians are faced with taking over their parent’s finances and care ..read more
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Speaker Hanshaw Shares Session Priorities And Attorney Talks Finances For Aging Parents, This West Virginia Morning
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On this West Virginia Morning, many West Virginians at some point are faced with the problem of taking over their parent’s finances and care. As part of his ongoing series, "Getting Into Their Reality: Caring For Aging Parents," News Director Eric Douglas spoke with Franki Parsons, a Charleston attorney who specializes in estate planning and works with families who may need a conservatorship or a guardianship ..read more
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West Virginia Child Advocacy Network Releases Annual Report
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In the past year, Child Advocacy Centers in West Virginia served 4,703 children which was a 20 percent increase in new children served in the last five years, according to a new report ..read more
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CORE Celebrates Lives Saved And Healed In 2022
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The Center for Organ Recovery and Education (CORE) announced a fourth consecutive year of record-breaking donations in 2022 ..read more
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Post-Holiday COVID-19 Surge Hits W.Va.
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The post-holiday surge of COVID-19 cases continues an upward trend with 301 statewide confirmed cases hospitalized, 52 in intensive care and 16 on a ventilator ..read more
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DHHR Launches Hiring Events To Fill Positions Throughout W.Va.
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The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources announced this week that it plans to host in-person and virtual hiring events throughout the month of January ..read more
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