West Virginia Public News Service - A summit on race relations coming Monday and Tuesday to Charleston offers a chance for a deep, civilized look at something that matters, according to its organizers. ReadIssues of bias typically are either ignored or inflamed, unquestioned or tangled in controversy, said the Rev. Ron English of the Charleston…
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Charleston Gazette - The Kentucky Health Cooperative, which announced in May that it would enter West Virginia's health-care marketplace in 2015, has announced that it will postpone its entry for one year amid concerns that its infrastructure is not yet prepared to handle demand in the state. ReadJoseph Smith, chairman of the KHC, said the…
WSAZ-TV - The safety of drinking water was a key priority at a panel discussion Thursday evening at the University of Charleston. ReadThursday's panel was organized by Advocates for a Safe Water System, and co-sponsored by the WV Center on Budget & Policy, Healthy Kids & Families Coalition, National Association of Social Workers WV Chapter,…
Nonprofit Quarterly - As NPQ covered last month, one of the unusual votes on election day was for an amendment to the constitution of West Virginia to allow the Boy Scouts of America to retain its state tax-exempt status while it rents out the facilities it owns at the 10,600 acre Bechtel National Scout Reserve…
West Virginia Public News Service, Hampshire Review - A new survey finds broad support across party lines and age for the value of Social Security - even when it comes to paying a little more to expand benefits. Read The survey of Americans 21 and older finds three out of four value Social Security, with 86…
The Fayette Tribune - No churches, no citizens groups, no environmental organizations, no education organizations, no community development organizations, no responsible economic development/ sustainability organizations, no watershed organizations… no one else. Only the BSA Summit will enjoy this privilege. ReadThe Summit is a 900-pound stranger who has only recently arrived in this state, has a…
Charleston Gazette - On Nov. 10 and 11 Charleston will be the site of an important opportunity for anyone interested in the nation's progress toward a more just, egalitarian and healthier future. That is when people will attend the "Summit on Race Matters in Appalachia." ReadThe event begins with a showing of "Cracking the Codes:…
Charleston Gazette - Conversations about race and racism in the United States often take place in the wake of incidents like the recent shooting of a black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri. Some West Virginians hope to have a quieter talk about those issues next month. ReadTed Boettner, director of the West Virginia Center on Budget…
Beckley Register-Herald - Tax cuts sound like a good thing. Medicaid expansion sounds like it might cost more than the state can afford. And increasing the minimum wage got mixed reviews, depending on whether it was an employer or an employee who was rendering an opinion. Read The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy…
The Logan Banner - The most recent State of Working West Virginia report does not have great numbers for the southern coalfields. According to the group, 5,000 jobs have been lost in West Virginia since 2011, most of them here in southern W.Va. Read State of Working West Virginia is an annual report published by…