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Morrisey targets DEI as West Virginia’s business leaders struggle to recruit workers to the state
Gov. Morrisey is taking a page from President Trump’s playbook on cutting DEI. Business leaders think it will hurt the ...
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Outnumbered and facing bleak odds, West Virginia’s Democratic lawmakers seek to build alliances and put up speed bumps
On the first day of the legislative session, the House of Delegates set the rules for how they’re going to conduct business ...
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West Virginians want to know what’s in the air they breathe. Chemical companies want to cast doubt on what they find.
As community-led efforts to monitor local air quality spreads in West Virginia, industry looks to push a bill to limit the ...
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Lawmakers want to make it easier to remove elementary schoolers from class, but the state doesn’t have enough places for kids to go
Lawmakers want to give teachers power to remove troubled elementary schoolers, but they don’t have a plan for what happens to ...
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As officials buy up properties to make way for planned growth, Mason County residents say they feel pressured and shortchanged
Henderson residents face relocation as county development officials look to buy properties and redevelop the area.
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West Virginians need child care so they can go to work. Lawmakers haven’t done much but have another chance.
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. Getting more West Virginians ...