AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoRural Health: Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced more than $3.4 million for WVU Health programs to help patients manage diabetes and high blood pressure from home and ease staffing shortages at rural hospitals. One initiative is expected to serve about 1,200 people in its first year across all 55 counties. Education: State school officials unveiled a proposed funding formula overhaul addressing declining enrollment, special education costs, poverty and rural schools. They hope lawmakers will consider it in 2027. Election 2026: West Virginia has 1,210,297 registered voters, up nearly 17,900 since May. Early voting begins Wednesday, Oct. 21; voters will face a new statewide photo ID requirement. Community: Businessman and philanthropist Ike Morris, a longtime supporter of Glenville State University and communities across the state, has died. Public Safety: An elderly woman died after a house fire in Barbour County early Monday. Water Service: Most Berkeley Springs Water Works customers remain under a boil-water advisory as health officials check affected restaurants and other businesses. Outdoors: WVDNR plans to stock about 40,000 pounds of trout in nearly 40 state waters during the weeks of Oct. 19 and 26.
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