WBOY, WOWK - For the first time since 2019, the U.S. government has shut down while lawmakers are at a standstill. Read the full article. The last shutdown in 2019 lasted five weeks, and although the shutdown does not mean an instant collapse of all government functions, certain things will change until Congress comes to an…
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West Virginia Watch, Yahoo News, Times West Virginian, Radio Free Hub City - West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack on Tuesday called on Gov. Patrick Morrisey and state lawmakers to eliminate the state’s tax on overtime and tips. Pack asked officials to consider taking up the matter during a special legislative session. Read the full…
West Virginia MetroNews - Senator Shelley Moore Capito, at this point, believes a federal government shutdown is more likely than not. Read the full article. “My optimism has left me,” Capito, R-W.Va., said on MetroNews Talkline. The federal government is on track to shut down just after midnight Wednesday.
Mountain State Spotlight - The health care of thousands of West Virginians hangs in the balance as lawmakers in Washington D.C. squabble over a bill to keep the federal government running. Read the full article. And so far, West Virginia’s four Republican lawmakers aren’t doing much about it. The federal government is set to close…
Real WV - Welcome to our Front Porch! Read the full article. On September 24, President Donald Trump wrote the following on Truth Social about a possible government shutdown: “The Democrats want Illegal Aliens, many of them VIOLENT CRIMINALS, to receive FREE Healthcare. The Democrats want $500 Million Dollars to help Radical Left News Outfits.…
WVVA - On this Sunday’s edition of In Focus we learn about a non-profit that advocates for West Virginians and an upcoming meeting for community members to learn about upcoming changes to Medicaid. Watch the full segment.
West Virginia News - The U.S. economy continues to grow, albeit at a slower rate than experts have hoped for. Read the full article. As West Virginians struggle with the second lowest income per capita and the second lowest rate of workforce participation in the nation, the effects that have slowed the national economy, are…
West Virginia Watch - If you scroll through social media or watch the news, you’ll see our members of Congress and special interest groups practically begging West Virginians to believe that the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” (HR 1) is good for us. But West Virginians know a bad deal when we see one. This legislation…
West Virginia News - Since signing an executive order providing religious exemptions to vaccines earlier this year, Gov. Patrick Morrisey has called on lawmakers to codify the exemptions into law. However, measures aimed at doing so failed during the regular session this year. Read the full article. Morrisey continues to tout the support he’s received…
For Immediate Release: September 11, 2025 Contact: Sean O'Leary, (304)-400-8899 CHARLESTON, WV — On Tuesday, Sept. 9, the U.S. Census Bureau released national-level poverty, income, and health coverage data for 2024 from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) and today, Sept. 11, the Bureau released state- and local-level data from the American Community…