MSN - Some West Virginia lawmakers are proposing allocating $8 Million in emergency funding to Hancock County schools. It comes after the district announced last month it didn’t have the money to pay its teachers. Read the full article. A new survey from the Hunt Institute shows strong voter support for teachers. The pandemic spawned concerns from…
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Charleston Gazette-Mail - A higher percentage of West Virginians are obese than in any other part of the country. Read the full article. With the state now poised to lose hundreds of millions of dollars annually in federal health care funding, Gov. Patrick Morrisey plans to embrace a “food-is-medicine” movement to bridge the gap and…
Charleston Gazette-Mail, GovTech - Public outcry over West Virginia political leaders’ pursuit of data center development has reached a fever pitch in recent months, with residents protesting and filing legal challenges against expected data center projects in Mason, Mingo and Tucker counties. Read the full article. But state lawmakers are ramping up their data center…
Mountain State Spotlight, My Buckhannon - Just days before the West Virginia Department of Education took over another school district, lawmakers were told they should cap private education scholarships based on need and better fund public schools. Read the full article. Clicking through a PowerPoint presentation, RAND Corporation policy analysts Benjamin Master and Brian Phillips told…
Times West Virginian, Yahoo News - After 15 months of unproductive efforts to speak to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, six protesters led by clergy in Morgantown decided a firmer statement was needed. Read the full article. Following the tradition of Martin Luther King Jr. on his holiday, they put real stakes on the line to…
Charleston Gazette-Mail - West Virginia has a people problem. From its counties to its cities and towns, and particularly its school systems, the state simply doesn’t have sufficient population for many of these institutions to operate effectively. Read the full article. Consider that the largest high school in West Virginia, Morgantown High School, has about…
West Virginia News - The West Virginia Senate on Friday passed a bill increasing criminal penalties and extending parole eligibility timelines for some of the state’s most serious violent crimes, including second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter. Read the full article. Senate Bill 137 passed on a 30-2 vote, with one member absent and not voting.…
Exponent-Telegram - The Office of Governor Patrick Morrisey recently released its six-year financial plan through fiscal year 2031. Starting in fiscal year 2028, the financial plan anticipates shortfalls of between $200 million and $400 million for four years totaling more than $1.2 billion in uncovered expenses. Read the full article. These shortfalls are the result…
West Virginia MetroNews, Charleston Gazette-Mail - Governor Morrisey started the 2026 legislative session with a bait-and-switch. Read the full article. During his State of the State address last Wednesday night, he proposed cutting income taxes by ten percent. His language to lawmakers and the public was specific: “I am asking the legislature to pass a ten…
West Virginia Watch - With monthly premiums spiking for many, about 10,000 fewer West Virginians signed up for health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s healthcare.gov marketplace this year compared to last, according to preliminary data released this week by the federal government. Read the full article. As of the first week of January, 55,127 state residents had…