WVNS - Changes to program requirements could impact access to resources for SNAP recipients. Read the full article. The passage of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill act set the stage for greater obstacles to SNAP access. New guidelines will reportedly require those receiving assistance to provide extensive documentation of their efforts to find employment.…
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Mountain State Spotlight, Post Industrial - Bridge Day, West Virginia’s largest one-day festival, will go on Saturday, even if the federal government is still shut down, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Tuesday. Read the full article. The state is paying nearly $100,000 to keep its national parks — New River Gorge and Harpers Ferry — open despite the…
WBOY, Yahoo News - Tucker United gathered the community at the Thomas Community Center to provide information on its mission and to allow the community to interact with each other. Read the full article. The door was open for anyone to come and start a conversation about topics related to their community. The most prevalent…
BBC - It's been three months since Jonathan Giba moved into temporary housing for homeless veterans inside a hospital for former members of the US military in West Virginia. Read the full article. He has been waiting for medical and dental consultations, after medications he was previously prescribed left him without teeth and unable to…
West Virginia MetroNews - West Virginia needs to carefully balance implementation of work requirements for Medicaid with costs to the state and proceed with caution to be certain that people who are eligible for benefits aren’t knocked off the roles unnecessarily, a state legislative leader said. Read the full article. About 504,000 people are enrolled…
Times West Virginian, Yahoo News - Marion County Schools doesn’t fear competition, but it doesn’t want to compete on an unfair playing field either. Read the full article. The school district released its HOPE Scholarship numbers for the 2025-26 academic year, which show a rise in the number of HOPE students this year. The numbers…
WVVA - Amid concern for rural health under the Big Beautiful bill, Governor Patrick Morrisey says a lot of information is fear mongering. Read the full article. A recent study lists Welch Community Hospital as being in danger of closure under the BBB. Researchers assert new requirements created by the legislation will result in between 50,000 and 110,000…
READ THE FULL FACT SHEET. New Direct Costs to West Virginia’s State Budget Even without estimates of the new administrative costs associated with SNAP and Medicaid changes, the cost shifts alone in HR 1 could add a new $659 million in direct state budget costs through FY 2030. Find further details in the full fact…
West Virginia MetroNews - West Virginia’s Medicaid system faces significant changes through the recently-passed “Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” including implementation of a work requirement structure, a state agency leader told lawmakers. Read the full article. Cindy Beane, commissioner for the West Virginia Bureau for Medical Services, made her presentation to the Joint Standing Committee on…
Exponent-Telegram - West Virginia has added more than 3,000 jobs since last August, and the state has seen a slight drop in its unemployment rate, bringing it below the national average, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Read the full article. However, the state still trails the nation in terms of average job…