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.
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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…
More than one in seven West Virginians (286,737 residents) lived in poverty in 2024, including over 73,000 children, according to new estimates out today from U.S. Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey. West Virginia’s official poverty rate in 2024 was 16.7 percent, unchanged from 2023. West Virginia’s poverty rate was 4.6 percentage points higher than…
The enactment of HR 1, the Budget Reconciliation Bill, supported by all four members of West Virginia’s Congressional Delegation, cements the largest cuts to Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food assistance in our nation’s history. While the legislation was federal, the effects will be felt locally, impacting families, food pantries, and health care clinics, as…