Pro Bike Races Return To Charleston
The 2026 USA Cycling Professional Road National Championships will take place June 16-21 on the roads of downtown Charleston.
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Federal Judge Blocks Enforcement Of State Food Dye Ban
The International Association of Color Manufacturers filed a lawsuit in October seeking to stop the state's new food dye ban.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTrade Group Sues State Over Food Dye Ban
Earlier this month, the International Association of Color Manufacturers filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, seeking to stop West Virginias' food dye ban.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSchool Nutritionists Prepare To Serve Healthy, Less Colorful Meals
As an estimated 240,000 students head to class in some 630 schools across the state, they might notice something missing from their favorite cafeteria foods: color. A new law, passed by the West Virginia Legislature earlier this year and signed into law by Gov. Patrick Morrisey, bans certain artificial dyes that make foods more appealing but not necessarily healthier.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFood Dyes Out Of School Food And A Mine Rescue Competition, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, schools adjust to the state's food dye ban and miners met in Morgantown last month to compete in a rescue competition.
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W.Va. Becomes First To Implement Synthetic Dye Ban In School Foods
A new law that bans the use of certain colorful dyes in school foods goes into effect on Aug. 1.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRFK Jr. Supports Tightening SNAP Benefits, With W.Va. Leading Charge
This week, the governor signed a law banning certain food dyes in school meals. Morrisey and RFK Jr. said at a press event Friday that the effort to “Make America Healthy Again” doesn't stop there.
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