West Virginia MetroNews, Dominion Post - West Virginia has a $465 million question with the federal government based not on any allegations of misspending — but instead over whether school systems fell short on an obligation to maintain financial support for education at levels in line with overall spending. Read the full article. A revelation…
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Daily Kos - West Virginia’s almost entirely Republican state Senate passed a bill in late January that would require schools in the state to display “In God We Trust'' signs—in every single classroom. When the state’s House Education Committee took up the bill, it was initially amended to require signage in a single prominent area of each…
Ballotpedia News - The West Virginia Senate on February 23, 2024, passed Senate Bill 562, which aims to raise the age of able-bodied adults without dependents who must meet work requirements to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in the state. Read the full article. Current federal requirements mandate that able-bodied adults without dependents…
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - The Senate passed a bill that would reduce overall unemployment benefits but increase initial benefits. Read the full article. Senate Bills 840 and 841 would have steeply cut unemployment benefits. Those bills were combined and amended to substantially reduce the change to the state’s unemployment benefits. The engrossed bill that passed the Senate shaves two weeks…
West Virginia Watch, News from the States - Legislation that would help West Virginians access and afford child care has slowed to a halt in the Legislature, despite early signals that it would be a priority this session. Read the full article. “I’m feeling very discouraged,” said West Virginia Association for Young Children Executive Director Kristy Ritz.…
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - The Senate advanced two bills Monday that would lower unemployment benefits for out of work West Virginians. Read the full article. Currently people can receive 26 weeks of benefits, and a maximum weekly benefit of $624 if they lose their job through no fault of their own; meaning they were…
Mountain State Spotlight, Fayette Tribune - As senators began to consider a pair of bills that would cut West Virginia’s unemployment insurance benefits on Monday, Sen. Mike Caputo, D-Marion, rose to voice his concerns. Read the full article. Within the past two weeks, two large manufacturers — Allegheny Wood Products and Cleveland-Cliffs — had announced plans to lay off hundreds of…
West Virginia Watch, News from the States - In 2017, Michelle Davis opened her Charleston home up as a foster parent — a decision she made after learning the state had the nation’s highest rate of children coming into foster care. And there was a shortage of homes for them. Read the full article. “We…
Mountain State Spotlight, Beckley Register-Herald - As he stood before a packed House Chamber for his final State of the State address in January, Gov. Jim Justice rattled off a list of his greatest hits while in office. Read the full article. There was the obligatory mention of last year’s $1.8 billion in surplus revenue. Then…
West Virginia Watch, News from the States - The West Virginia Senate on Friday signed off on a bill that would increase the work and training requirements for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly called food stamps. Read the full article. Senators voted 32 to 2 to pass Senate Bill 562. With some exceptions,…