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On this West Virginia Morning, online gambling commercials in the state seem to dominate the television and radio airwaves. Those messages are not lost on our college students. Marshall University Broadcast Journalism senior Abigail Ayes just completed an impactful story about student online gambling for the campus news program, MU Report. Randy Yohe, who is also Ayes’ instructor, spoke with the student reporter about her findings.
Also, West Virginia is closer to tapping into the federal Rural Health Transformation funds, but it’s not fast enough for Gov. Patrick Morrisey. And, the chambers of the state Legislature find themselves at odds over an energy bill.
Finally, Marshall University announced its plan to discontinue the women’s swimming and diving team, but a group of swimmers has asked a court to put that move on hold.
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At its first quarterly meeting of the year, the West Virginia First Foundation Board of Directors approved a new funding mechanism.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe West Virginia Department of Agriculture earlier this month issued an advisory to poultry owners about the rising number of avian flu cases in surrounding states. So far, it has infected only a small number of poultry farms in West Virginia. But in nearby Pittsburgh, the number of avian flu cases is high.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Annual Rhododendron Roll at the West Virginia State Capitol Complex is set for Saturday, March 28.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Women's Swimming & Diving program at Marshall University will continue -- and so will the financial concerns that led administrators to cancel it last month.
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