AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoEnergy & Cost Pressure: West Virginia gas prices stayed jumpy this week, with AAA putting regular at about $5.52 a gallon Thursday and lawmakers tying the squeeze to the Iran-linked oil situation and household hit from fuel, groceries, and power bills. Local Fuel Watch: GasBuddy’s weekly reports show the lowest regular deals in several counties, including $4.19 in Ritchie and Gilmer, $4.29 in Ritchie, and $3.86 in Wyoming—while diesel in Preston County hit $5.58. Workforce Pipeline: Hope Gas and Logan County Schools launched “Hope Pathways,” letting students earn energy-sector certifications at the Ralph R. Willis CTE center starting next school year. Public Safety Funding: Hancock County commissioners approved nearly $900,000 in opioid settlement money for six groups, including ambulances and sheriff’s office upgrades. Politics: GOP “grudge matches” in state races were settled in the latest primaries, with Morrisey-affiliated spending helping some incumbents while others lost. Courts & Tech: Sam Altman’s OpenAI ties are back in focus as court filings show he holds stakes in companies that did business with OpenAI amid conflict-of-interest claims.
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