Trump’s Proposed Budget Slashes Rural Development and Investment Programs

By Tim Marema & Bryce Oates / May 24, 2017

The president’s budget proposes cuts of more than a billion […]

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Talk of the Town Hall: Here’s When and Where Representatives Have Held Meetings in Appalachia

By geoffrey / May 23, 2017

After Donald Trump’s inauguration, groups across the country organized to […]

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‘What is the Impact on the Most Vulnerable People?’

By Tim Marema / May 17, 2017

Rural advocates and political leaders respond to USDA Secretary Sonny […]

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‘So Our Lives are Worth a Little Bit Less than Somebody in Say, Boston?’

By Nancy Andrews / May 15, 2017

It’s going to affect our businesses for a very long […]

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‘Cultural Anxiety’ Drove White Working-Class to Trump, Says Study Based on Pre-election Survey

By Tim Mandell / May 15, 2017

Cultural anxiety was the main reason white working-class voters, primarily […]

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A Coal Comeback? Analysis Casts Doubt on Industry’s Chances

By Glynis Board / May 11, 2017

Can coal make a comeback? That’s the title of a […]

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West Virginia Journalist Arrested Attempting to Question Trump Officials

By Ashton Marra / May 10, 2017

A West Virginia reporter was arrested at the state Capitol […]

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Addiction Treatment Funding in Question as U.S. Health Secretary Promises a Fight Against Opioids

By Ashton Marra / May 9, 2017

West Virginia’s opioid overdose death rate is two and a […]

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‘Surrender Under Protest’: Another Take on Pikeville, Kentucky’s White Supremacist Rally and Counter Protest

By Dave Mistich / May 8, 2017

Late into the night of Saturday, April 29, I was […]

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