WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The American Public Transportation Association issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: * * * * APTA is advocating for at least $57.5 million of emergency appropriations to the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Public Transportation Emergency Relief program to support public transit agencies recovering from recent natural disasters, including Hurricanes Helene and Milton. * This emergency funding would support disaster recovery for public transit agencie  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Democracy Forward, a legal organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * West Virginia State Conference of the NAACP Seeks to Compel Juvenile Justice Data from State Agencies * * * Kanawha County, West Virginia - A circuit court in West Virginia held a hearing today in a case that seeks to remedy state agencies' failure to collect data  more

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, Nov. 25 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College issued the following news: BUCKHANNON, West Virginia A West Virginia Wesleyan College senior has earned an exclusive fellowship to intern in the West Virginia Legislature for the 2025 session. Davis Haynes '25, of Ripley, West Virginia, is a political science major and a student-athlete on the golf team. The Judith A. Herndon Fellowship is a program where undergraduates are selected to participate in the 60-day session as He  more