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Appalachian Roots

Gayle Manchin Takes Helm of Appalachian Regional Commission as First West Virginian to Lead

by Curtis Tate on May 24, 2021 Comments are Disabled

This article was originally published by the Ohio Valley ReSource. Gayle Manchin is the first West Virginian to serve as federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission in its 56-year history. That’s not all. Manchin comes to the agency at a time when West Virginia is in the spotlight. She […]

President Joe Biden speaks about the economy in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in Washington. Photo: Alex Brandon/AP

Infrastructure

How Biden’s $2T Infrastructure Plan Will Impact Central Appalachia

by Curtis Tate on April 2, 2021 Comments are Disabled

The article was originally published by the Ohio Valley ReSource. President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan contains tens of billions of dollars to address environmental and economic issues throughout the Ohio Valley region, according to details released Wednesday by the White House. Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, had promised a major infrastructure initiative, […]