W.Va. Book Festival Announces Featured Authors For 2024
West Virginia’s annual book festival celebrating national and regional authors will come to the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center this October.
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Appeals Court Restores Jury Award In Mountain Valley Pipeline Case
The Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, decided in favor of a family whose land was condemned to build the controversial 303-mile natural gas pipeline.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHuntington, Cabell File Appeal Argument In Case Against Opioid Distributors
Following Cabell County and Huntington’s loss of their opioid lawsuit, the localities appealed that decision. Now the state supreme court is involved, and the city and the county have filed a 40-page brief with the court - asking it to see things their way.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAppeals Court: Medicaid Program Must Cover Gender-Affirming Care
The Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, upheld a lower court ruling Monday on a vote of 8 to 6 that the state’s Medicaid exclusion violated federal law.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFederal Court Rejects State Transgender Student Athlete Ban
The ACLU and Lambda Legal, a national LGBTQ rights law firm, brought the case on behalf of a 13-year-old middle school student in Harrison County who wanted to run on her track team.
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Morrisey Argues In Favor Of Trans Sports Ban To Fourth Circuit
On Friday, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey continued to defend the state’s law barring transgender athletes from participating on sports teams that align with their gender identity.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMountain Valley Pipeline Cost Rises To $7.2 Billion, Completion Delayed
In a filing Wednesday, Equitrans Midstream cited labor conditions as part of the reason the project won’t be completed this year and above the $6.6 billion it previously estimated.
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