The West Virginia Department of Health and Human resources announced it will use $22 million in settlement monies received from drug distributors to combat the drug epidemic in West Virginia. The money came from a suit that found defendant drug companies failed to detect, report and stop the flood of […]
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As the opioid epidemic continues to devastate lives throughout Appalachia, health officials are reporting a spike in “second wave” epidemics like Hepatitis C. One way to combat the epidemic may be more needle exchange programs like the one at the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department. Once a month, Jeff Crist, an employee […]
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Outside of the United Mine Workers of America Local 1440 in Matewan, five retired coal miners are sitting in a semi-circle to talk politics, coal and the new president. In the 2016 presidential election, West Virginia voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump, wooed in part by Trump’s promises to bring back […]
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Vice President Mike Pence made several stops in West Virginia Saturday, March 25, including the West Virginia state Capitol and Foster Supply Company in Scott Depot, where he spoke to an audience of about 200 small business owners and their families. Pence’s speech was far-reaching, touching on subjects from jobs […]
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Over the last two years, the number of coal mining jobs in Boone County, West Virginia has halved. Drive through the county now, and signs of depression are becoming evident in shuttered storefronts and homes in increasing need of repair. Given that context, it’s somewhat startling to stumble across the […]
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On Monday night, members of the U.S. House of Representatives released their bill to replace the Affordable Care Act. Possibly the biggest deal for West Virginia is that the new bill proposes changing the way that Medicaid is funded. Medicaid is the joint state-federal insurance program that covers more than […]
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