Charleston Gazette - The recent recession may have ended, but West Virginia workers aren't better off than they were before, according to the annual "State of Working West Virginia" report from the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy. Read The center released its 2014 report Tuesday, exploring the state's economic recovery and shifting energy…
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Charleston Gazette - The Rockefeller Foundation, known as the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, announced its plans this week to withdraw all its investments in fossil fuel companies, in an effort to improve the environment. ReadA day before Tuesday's U.N. Climate Summit began in New York City, the $860 million philanthropic group announced that it is joining…
Charleston Daily Mail - More West Virginians continue to live in poverty, according to new U.S. Census data released this morning. ReadAbout 18.5 percent of West Virginians lived below the poverty line in 2013, according to the American Community Survey created by the U.S. Census. That's an increase from the 17.8 percent figure recorded in…
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - Data released Thursday by the U. S. Census Bureau shows the percentage of West Virginians living in poverty stayed consistent last year, but the number of children living below the poverty line has grown. ListenCredit West Virginia Center on Budget and PolicyAccording to the 2013 American Community Survey, one in…
The State Journal - About 33 percent of West Virginia's young children are living below the poverty level, officials said. ReadAccording to new survey by the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 332,000 West Virginians lived in poverty in 2013, with nearly 100,000 of those children.The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy says while the…
Charleston Gazette - More than one in four kids in West Virginia lives in poverty. That's nearly 100,000 kids. ReadOne in three West Virginia kids under the age of 5 lives in poverty.Those numbers come from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2013 American Community Survey, which showed a statistically significant increase in child poverty in West…
Charleston Gazette - West Virginia saw a drop in the number of uninsured residents in 2013, although the main coverage expansion of the Affordable Care Act did not take effect until this year, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Tuesday. Read The number of uninsured residents in the state dropped 3.5 percent last year,…
The State Journal -Data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows more West Virginians have been given access to affordable health care, officials said. Read The data released Sept. 16 from the Census Bureau's 2013 American Community Survey says in 2013, 14 percent of West Virginians were uninsured – a slight drop from the previous year.…
The State Journal - Lisa Radford, of Tucker County, said without her local family resource center, she would not have been able to stop the nightmares her 4-year-old great nephew was having. Read He was in an abusive family situation, so her family of six grew one more, she said. "We have a very busy…
The State Journal - With declining coal markets, mine closures and efforts to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions making daily headlines, it's no secret the once-soaring Appalachian coal industry has hit turbulence. ReadAs Appalachian coal production has declined, thousands of Mountain State residents, who once made well-above-average incomes in the mines, are now left with few options…