Archive of West Virginia on Thursday October 29, 2009
WV: W.Va. auditor seeks help to thwart vendor fraud
By The Associated Press, Charleston Daily Mail
The West Virginia Auditor's Office is seeking help to prevent scammers from obtaining payments intended for companies that do business with the state.
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WV: Manchin distances himself from overweight PEIA proposal
By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette
Gov. Joe Manchin continued Wednesday to try to distance himself from a proposal to charge overweight public school and state employees higher Public Employees Insurance Agency premiums.
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WV: Charter school debate heats up
By Ry Rivard, Charleston Daily Mail
Education reformers are intensifying their push to bring charter schools to West Virginia as parents, teachers and lawmakers ready themselves for another round of legislative battles aimed at improving the state's school system.
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US: EPA finds manganese threat at 2 schools
By Blake Morrison and Brad Heath, USA Today
Regulators have found high levels of neurotoxic manganese in the air outside two schools in Ohio and West Virginia, the latest results of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to check for chemicals outside schools across the nation.
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WV: W.Va. contractor CEO faces grant fraud charge
By The Associated Press, Charleston Daily Mail
A top official for a West Virginia government contractor faces a federal criminal charge alleging he fraudulently diverted grant funding.
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