Charleston Gazette-Mail - Sen. Shelley Moore Capito issued a definitive statement about where she stands on the latest plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act without a replacement: "I did not come to Washington to hurt people." Read.
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Parkersburg News and Sentinel - An analysis shows President Donald Trump's tax reform plan will give over 61 percent of the total tax cut in West Virginia to the richest 1 percent, a think tank said on Thursday. Read.
Bloomberg - West Virginia is so strongly associated with coal that the state flag features a miner with pickax over his shoulder. A nurse with a stethoscope might be more fitting. Last year, WVU Medicine, a network of hospitals under the state's flagship public university, dethroned Wal-Mart Stores Inc. as the top employer. What's more, six…
The State Journal - A month after the West Virginia Legislature passed a series of bills designed to pay for a massive $2.8 billion road construction and maintenance program, those in the administration of Gov. Jim Justice remain convinced the program will create 48,000 jobs and dig the state out of an economic hole. Read
Salon - If President Donald Trump is to be believed, Appalachian states like West Virginia and Kentucky are filled with unemployed coal miners who are oppressed because out-of-touch liberals won't let them do the jobs that geography and God foreordained for them. Read.
Charleston Gazette-Mail - The former state director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign announced her candidacy Wednesday for the U.S. House of Representatives in the second district. Read.
Daily Athena - As the congressional July 4 recess ends, resistance grows against the proposed healthcare bill that would repeal and replace portions of Obamacare. Read.
Charleston Gazette-Mail - Never before in U.S. history has a political party attempted to take medical care away from more than 20 million Americans. Read.
The Parthenon - While members of the United States Senate enjoy the conclusion of their well-timed Independence Day recess, Americans remain in a state of concern about the future of their healthcare coverage and whether Senate Republicans will attempt to force through their unpopular healthcare bill or come up with a suitable alternative. Read.
100 Days in Appalachia - With bipartisan support and a focus on economic development in coal country, the Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More (RECLAIM) Act was supposed to fly through Congress. Read.