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How the Legislature did — and didn’t — address West Virginia’s challenges during the 2025 session
The Republican-controlled Legislature ended its 2025 legislative session having eroded drinking water protections, ...
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Wayne County schools use solar to save money. The county’s lawmakers tried to stop the practice.
The county’s solar agreement guarantees that it will pay less for electricity. Senators said the state needs to commit to coal and natural gas.
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West Virginia’s Republicans said they wouldn’t cut Medicaid. Then they voted to cut Medicaid.
Key votes by the state’s US Senators could threaten Medicaid, the health insurance that one in three West Virginians relies ...
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New FOIA bill makes it harder for the public to access information and records
Senate FOIA rewrite weakens public access to records and undermines the ability to challenge state agency decisions to ...
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In DEI purge, Morrisey administration quietly guts office preventing workplace discrimination
The state’s Office of Equal Opportunity, which protects workers from harassment and discrimination, is Morrisey and the ...
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In West Virginia, lawmakers have thoughts and prayers — but no money — for flood prevention
Lawmakers could leave flood protection fund empty again as communities continue to recover from the deadly February floods.
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State officials are looking to help West Virginia’s seniors after our reporting showed many can’t get the help they need
West Virginia seniors can’t get delivered meals as families of those with dementia go without help. A new official is digging into why.
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‘Your people are suffering’: Families ask lawmakers for help caring for West Virginians with dementia
The Alzheimer’s Association estimates 115,000 West Virginians 45 and over have dementia, an umbrella term including Alzheimer ...
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The Trump administration just delayed West Virginia’s broadband expansion. Here’s what that means.
Gov. Morrisey announced a 90-day extension for the state’s application to receive over a billion dollars to connect every ...
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In a rare move, the coal industry and environmental groups both opposed a bill defining ‘sound science’
The WV Rivers Coalition and WV Coal Association opposed a bill that would have limited what science state agencies could use ...