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…
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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…
Beckley Register-Herald - West Virginia still ranks "dead last" in job growth — losing nearly 7,000 jobs — a statistic due in part to the decline of coal jobs in southern West Virginia. At the same time, the increase in the state's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was the third-highest in the nation from 2012-2013, growing…
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - On West Virginia Morning, a report about a study that explores the health benefits of lower carbon emissions and we'll learn more about a new report released yesterday about economic recovery in the state and the transition from coal to natural gas. Listen
Charleston Gazette - The Affordable Care Act marketplace concept is catching on — in the private sector. ReadA growing number of independent private health-care exchanges are sprouting up around the country, including some in West Virginia.These exchanges operate as online health-care stores where consumers customize their health-care portfolio. Some of the exchanges are run through…
Associated Press, Bluefield Daily Telegraph, The Republic, Wheeling Intelligencer, Gilmer Free Press, WOUB Public Media - A state economic group has calculated that 5,000 jobs have been lost in West Virginia since 2011, most of them in the state's southern coalfields. Read The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy on Tuesday released its annual…