WOAY - In West Virginia, the name Quantez Burks has become a symbol of a more profound crisis within the state’s jail and prison system. Read the full article. Burks died in 2022 after being assaulted while handcuffed by state employees at Southern Regional Jail. Though the state initially claimed he died of natural causes, a…
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Mountain State Spotlight - Members of Congress argued that work requirements for Americans who get health care through Medicaid would help get lazy people off the couch. Read the full article. For example, Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., said, “Yes, if individuals don’t want to look for jobs, if they don’t want to look for work, then yes,…
WOWK - Nonprofit leaders in West Virginia are speaking out about potentially harmful impacts to communities after changes to federal funding are put in motion from President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Act. Read the full article. According to the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy’s data in 2025, federal dollars make up nearly…
Charleston Gazette-Mail - Fifteen-year Tucker County resident Sheena Williams told the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection her child has asthma. Read the full article. Williams said she feared an expected data center facility for which the DEP has signaled it will approve an air quality permit despite facility plans to potentially emit hundreds of…
Huntington Herald-Dispatch - Fewer obstetricians to help bring West Virginians into the world. Read the full article. Fewer doctors and nurses to keep them from leaving it. Fewer equipment upgrades and renovations at hospitals.
Times West Virginian, Beckley Register-Herald, Yahoo News - President Donald Trump seeks a 93% funding cut to a quasi-federal government agency responsible for promoting economic development and community building in Appalachia. Read the full article. West Virginia is the sole state that falls entirely within the geographical region served by the Appalachian Regional Commission. “ARC…
WOWK - On this week’s episode of Inside West Virginia Politics, our guests join Rick Johnson to discuss an ACLU lawsuit, Texas flooding, the Public Employees Insurance Agency and bad behavior in classrooms. Read the full article. In Segment 1, we talk to ACLU WV Director of Communications Billy Wolfe about the lawsuit against the…
CNBC - The odds of a recession may be falling, but states appear to be betting that corporate leaders are still nervous. Read the full article. An analysis of all 50 states’ economic development marketing efforts — part of CNBC’s annual America’s Top States for Business study — finds that a strong economy is the most frequently…
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…
WTAP - Experts project the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law last week, will have devastating impacts on access to healthcare and food assistance for people in West Virginia. Read the full article. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation and the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, new…