Rural Counties Under Stress from Justice Companies’ Unpaid Taxes in Several States

By Jeff Young / August 10, 2018

In October, 2016, NPR, Ohio Valley ReSource and its partners […]

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W. Va. Blockchain Experiment Could Be the Future of U.S. Voting

By Jen A. Miller / August 8, 2018

With the U.S. election process shown to be vulnerable to […]

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Win For Wetlands: Program Helps Farmers Conserve More Flood-Prone Land

By Nicole Erwin / August 7, 2018

West Kentucky farmer Judy Wilson says her family is a […]

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Fall of Local News Did Not Bring Us Authoritarianism in Washington but Might Lead to it Elsewhere

By Frank Ahrens / August 4, 2018

Paul Glastris, editor of the Washington Monthly, a small but […]

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John Henry of Charleston, W.Va., walks into a polling place at Weberwood Elementary Saturday, May 14, 2011 in Charleston, W.Va. West Virginia voters head to the polls for the fourth time in 12 months to nomination a Republican and a Democrat candidate to run in October's special gubernatorial election. Photo: Jeff Gentner/AP Photo

2018 Appalachian Primaries Concluded – Tennessee Results

By Jan Pytalski / August 3, 2018

Thursday’s primaries in Tennessee concluded the 2018 primary season for […]

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‘Not in my Neighborhood’: Community Clashes with New Clinic Wanting To Provide Addiction Treatment

By Kara Lofton / August 2, 2018

A few weeks ago, community members  and physicians gathered for […]

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Truck Drivers are Overtired, Overworked and Underpaid

By Michael Belzer / August 1, 2018

Research shows that economic pressure pushes drivers to work extremely […]

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American Farmers Want Trade Partners Not Handouts – An Agricultural Economist Explains

By Amanda M. Countryman / August 1, 2018

The Trump administration plans to give American farmers and ranchers […]

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Eight West Virginia Counties Called ‘Bright Spots’ for Health in Appalachia

By Shauna Johnson / July 31, 2018

When it comes to overall community health, eight West Virginia […]

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