Leann Ray
Editor-in-Chief at West Virginia Watch
Editor-in-chief of @WV_Watch | West Virginian | Poca Dot 🔴 | Formerly @wvgazettemail and @wvflipside | She/her 🦋 https://t.co/0a8y5jy6nR
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yahoo.com | Leann Ray
After four years of West Virginia recognizing Juneteenth, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said state employees will not get the holiday off this year. A woman hands out Juneteenth flags to attendees during a Juneteenth celebration event at Black Lives Matter Plaza on June 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong | Getty Images)Gov.
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yahoo.com | Leann Ray
A giant data center has been proposed to be located between Thomas and Davis, West Virginia, near tourist destinations like Blackwater Falls State Park. (Lori Kersey | West Virginia Watch)When people refer to West Virginia as “Almost Heaven,” we think of the beautiful, quiet scenic areas like Black Water Falls, Canaan Valley and Dolly Sods, all in Tucker County. However, our lawmakers just see money signs — and not very many of them. AdvertisementAdvertisementGov.
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Leann Ray
Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced last week that the state sent a SNAP waiver request to the federal government asking to remove soda from being an eligible item under the program. (West Virginia Office of Gov. Patrick Morrisey video screenshot)It’s honestly like West Virginia’s leaders have no idea who West Virginians are, or can’t remember where they came from. I guess being rich, coming from a family of politicians or being from New Jersey could be the reason for some of that.
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register-herald.com | Leann Ray
Leann Ray is a lifelong West Virginian. Her work at the Daily Athenaeum and Charleston Gazette-Mail has won numerous awards. She is a graduate of West Virginia University. West Virginia Watch is part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.
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yahoo.com | Leann Ray
U.S. District Court Judge Irene Berger ordered “full restoration” of services at the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety’s Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, pictured here on Jan. 28, 2012, is located in Morgantown, W.Va. (Getty Images)Last week, a federal judge ordered “full restoration” of services at the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety’s Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program.
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Where can I find a 24x36 poster/photo of the WV Capitol to hang up in the WV Watch office?
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Can anyone help me out — Besides Hoover and Clendenin Elementary, which schools were destroyed by the 2016 floods?
