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,…
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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…
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