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July 11, 2025 by WVCBP
One Big, Bad Deal for West Virginia

West Virginia Watch - If you were listening earlier this year as the governor and legislature pushed through legislation to incentivize data centers and microgrids in West Virginia, you would have heard a lot about China. Lawmakers said we are in an artificial intelligence race with China, and West Virginia is primed to be a spot to…

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July 10, 2025 by Tamaya Browder
As Hope Scholarship Enrollment Grows, Public Education Concerns Loom

Charleston Gazette-Mail, Huntington Herald-Dispatch - About 15,000 students applied for the Hope Scholarship and will receive full funding for the 2025-26 school year. Read the full article. Of that total, more than 1,700 are from Kanawha County. According to a news release from West Virginia Treasurer Larry Pack’s office, this is more than 4,000 more…

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July 7, 2025 by Kelly Allen
Moore Says Future Bills Will Cut into Rate of Debt Growth

West Virginia MetroNews - West Virginia Second District Congressman Riley Moore says there will be additional reconciliation bills that will build off of the One Big Beautiful Bill that was signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4. Read the full article. Moore, who supported the bill from the start, said the new…

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July 1, 2025 by Kelly Allen
West Virginia Brings in $254 Million More in State Revenues Than Officials had Estimated

West Virginia MetroNews - West Virginia’s state revenue collections concluded the fiscal year $254.8 million ahead of estimates, according to information distributed by the state Senate Finance Committee. Read the full article. State officials had anticipated bringing in $5.264 billion during the fiscal year that just concluded. Instead, the state recorded $5.519 billion — 105%…

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June 27, 2025 by WVCBP
W.Va. Lost More Jobs Than Any Other State Last Year, Labor Bureau Says

West Virginia Public Broadcasting - Between May 2024 and May 2025, West Virginia experienced the biggest decrease in non-farm employment in the United States, according to new data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read the full article. In May 2024, roughly 726,400 full-time jobs were held within West Virginia, according to the employment figures…

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June 27, 2025 by Sean O'Leary
Two Local Hospitals Could Close Under ‘Big Beautiful Bill’, Study Says

WVVA - A recent study lists two local hospitals as being in danger of closure if a hotly debated federal spending bill passes. Read the full article. In May, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a reconciliation package also known as the “Big Beautiful Bill.” Researchers say if passed, this bill would cut funding for…

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June 27, 2025 by Kelly Allen
‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ has a Big Parliamentary Setback, but Capito Anticipates a Vote this Week

West Virginia MetroNews - Senator Shelley Moore Capito anticipates a vote on the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” will be bumped after a parliamentarian ruled against key Medicaid provisions. Read the full article. In a determination about what aspects of the megabill would be subject to reconciliation — and therefore exempt from filibuster — the parliamentarian…

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June 25, 2025 by WVCBP
Protestors Arrested at Sen. Capito’s Office Over Proposed SNAP, Medicaid Cuts

WCHS - Six protestors were charged with trespassing on Wednesday after holding a sit-in in Sen. Shelley Moore Capito's Charleston office. Read the full article. The protest aimed to show their concerns about the proposed cuts to SNAP and Medicaid in the Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill. Protestor Lyn May said she knows first hand how…

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