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Public employees won’t see a pay raise in any version of the state budget. Here’s what else to know.
Budget proposals from the Governor, Senate and House reflect differing priorities on what should be funded and how. But there ...
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Trump admin changes to federal broadband program just delayed West Virginia’s internet expansion. Here’s what it means.
Gov. Morrisey announced a 90-day extension for the state’s application to receive over a billion dollars to connect every ...
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In a rare move, the coal industry and environmental groups both opposed a bill defining ‘sound science’
The WV Rivers Coalition and WV Coal Association opposed a bill that would have limited what science state agencies could use ...
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‘Spinning our wheels’: As West Virginia’s housing crisis worsens, lawmakers put solutions on the back burner
Lawmakers are focused elsewhere this session while West Virginians search for help to afford their rising housing costs.
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Proposed Medicaid cuts would close rural clinics, limit addiction recovery support and hurt local economies
Lawmakers’ proposal to cut Medicaid could make people with addiction more susceptible to relapse and cause rural hospital and ...
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West Virginia Republicans want to exempt the Legislature from the state’s Freedom of Information Act
A bill backed by Speaker Roger Hanshaw and House leadership would exempt them from public records after they write their own ...
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How the Republican supermajority is exempting itself from WV’s public records law
House Speaker Roger Hanshaw is pushing legislation that allows lawmakers to follow different public records rules than every other elected official in the state ...
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West Virginians face soaring electricity costs. To prop up coal, lawmakers could make it even worse.
As lawmakers are moving a bill aimed at addressing rising power rates facing West Virginians, power companies say it could increase electricity costs.
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West Virginians were promised a billion-dollar high-speed internet investment. The Trump administration could delay it.
Federal officials are reviewing a historic broadband program set to connect West Virginians. Changes could cause delays.
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‘They don’t want to hear what people have to say:’ How West Virginia’s Republican supermajority has limited public input
House Speaker Roger Hanshaw examines an amendment on the House floor last week. Photo by Perry Bennett / West Virginia Legislature Electrician instructor Jeremy Smith stood at the lectern in the House ...
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Struggling kids and families get support at child care centers. State officials have no plans to stop closures.
The lack of child care in West Virginia is more than a workforce issue. It also means less help for kids and families who need more support.
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From reclassifying waterways to loosening inspections, lawmakers are chipping away at West Virginia’s clean water protections
Keep up with what’s happening in the West Virginia Legislature. Sign up for our newsletter covering what lawmakers are up to, delivered each evening Monday – Thursday. McDowell County residents have ...