Williamson Daily News - Despite pleas from social service groups to Gov. Jim Justice that leftover federal COVID relief money should be used to help struggling households, Justice instead diverted some of that money to ensure construction of Marshall University’s new baseball field. Read the full article. Seven months into the COVID-19 pandemic, 29 social…
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West Virginia MetroNews - West Virginia officials excitedly announced a major green energy manufacturer last week, but there are still financial aspects of the project to pin down. Read the full article. In all, the Form Energy battery plant proposed for Hancock County is meant to result in 750 jobs and is a $760 million…
Morgan Messenger - A public forum on West Virginia’s budget surplus, hosted by a non-profit economic analysis group, is scheduled for Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at the Morgan County Courthouse Commission Room. Read the full article. At the December 6 Bath Town Council meeting, Streetscape committee member, Rebecca MacLeod asked the council…
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…
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…