Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia Daily News - It was a mild Tuesday in October and Governor Jim Justice was taking a break from his statewide campaign against Amendment 2. Read the full article. The day before he was in Wyoming County, imploring an audience at the Twin Falls Resort State Park to vote against…
WVCBP in the News
Huntington Herald-Dispatch, Coal Valley News - With federal designations regarding COVID-19 set to lift next year, about 42,000 children in West Virginia are at risk of losing insurance coverage. Read the full article. In a presentation during an interim session of the West Virginia Legislature’s Committee on Children and Families last week, lawmakers heard research…
WSAZ - The COVID-19 pandemic forced government at all levels to take unprecedented action, and now as the pandemic wanes, officials have to consider ways to unwind those emergency actions. Read the full article. The West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy says one such move could leave children without health insurance whenever President Biden…
Mineral News and Tribune - Cooking Decorating with Santa: Loving Hands Outreach is inviting everyone to come out to the center at 1405 Chandell St., Keyser, Saturday, Dec. 17, from noon to 3 p.m. to decorate your own cookie and spend some time with Santa. Photo op with Santa for $5. Everyone welcome. Read the full…
Public News Service - West Virginia's prison population has ballooned, and formerly incarcerated people face numerous obstacles when they are released. A Charleston-based program pairs them with mentors for one year, to help them successfully adjust and reorient their lives. Read the full article. Amber Blankenship, peer-entry program coordinator with the REACH Initiative, said most people…
Daily Athenaeum - West Virginia has a problem that has been coming for a long time. The issue has existed for decades, as coal and surrounding industries left the state. West Virginia’s population is declining. Read the full op-ed. In the last Census, the population in West Virginia dropped by 3.2% — or about 59,000…
WVNS - Close to 70,000 West Virginia children live in households where all parents work, according to data the West Virginia Center for Policy and Budget released in 2020. Read the full article. For every available childcare provider, more than three children are waiting. Like those in most industries, Beckley daycare providers said, since the…
Parkersburg News and Sentinel - The story of women’s suffrage in West Virginia will be the topic of a presentation from 6-7 p.m. Nov. 28 at the South Parkersburg Branch of the Parkersburg-Wood County Public Library. Read the full article. Renate Pore, who has a doctorate in history and is the treasurer of the West…
The State Journal - West Virginia voters rejected the much-discussed Amendment 2 during the Nov. 8 election, but its underlying issues will remain very much in play during the upcoming session of the West Virginia Legislature. Read the full article. Republicans — who control the West Virginia House of Delegates, West Virginia Senate and the…
WBOY, News Break, Darik News - After a three-year pause due to the pandemic, the 4th Annual Food For All Summit for West Virginia returns to Buckhannon on Wednesday. Read the full article. The Food For All Summit brings in people from all over the state of West Virginia to talk about food security issues…