West Virginia MetroNews - West Virginia improved its overall child well-being ranking compared to last year, according to an annual assessment — although that meant moving from 44th to 41st among the states. Read the full article. That’s according to the most recent Kids Count Data Book, a 50-state report of recent data developed by the…
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Charleston, WV — West Virginia improved its overall child well-being ranking compared to last year, moving from 44th to 41st among the states according to the 2025 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, a 50-state report of recent data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how kids are faring in post-pandemic America. Each year, the…
WCHS - Kanawha County teacher Summer Grose has seen changes in her school district since the Hope Scholarship came into play. Read the full article. The scholarship provides funds for qualifying students to attend a school of their choice, whether public or private, and can also be used for homeschooling, But with that comes hardships…
West Virginia MetroNews - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has asked several questions about how West Virginia would manage proposed changes to purchases allowable under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Read the full article. For example: what about bottles of sweet tea? West Virginia has applied for a federal waiver to remove soda from eligible purchases under…
Times West Virginian, Yahoo News - Four months after forming, the voices against West Virginia's national elected leaders are getting louder. Read the full article. "We went from about 25 people in a smaller church basement," Mindy Holcomb, an organizer at West Virginia Citizen Action Group, said. "We now have, I think, close to 1,800…
Good Men Project - Amy Wolfe sees almost every type of person pass through the door of Manna Meal on Charleston’s West Side: young people, middle-aged, retirees, homeowners, families, those derailed by the pandemic. Many are employed full time, coming up a little or more short each paycheck. For most, healthy food is a luxury. For some,…
Mountain State Spotlight, Times West Virginian - As Congress moves toward cutting crucial funding that helps West Virginians — many of them elderly or disabled or children — get the food they need, state elected officials so far have no plan to reduce the harm. Read the full article. Under a plan passed by the…
West Virginia Watch - Republicans in Congress aren’t satisfied with just slashing Medicaid, so they are now looking at using reconciliation to repeal large swaths of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to pay for tax breaks for billionaires, big corporations and campaign donors. Read the full article. These days, everyone has heard of “Obamacare,” the…
Charleston Gazette-Mail - In West Virginia, we believe in showing up for one another — whether it’s helping a neighbor change a tire, holding a food drive or pitching in to help clean and rebuild after a flood. It’s who we are. But right now in Congress, some of our elected officials are turning their…
Charleston Gazette-Mail, Williamson Daily News - Jamie Sartin is looking for a lifeline. Read the full article. “We get 20 to 30 referrals a day — and we can’t place half of them,” said Sartin, program director at NECCO Foster Care in Charleston. “It’s heartbreaking.” Sartin was referring Thursday to the growing crisis in West…