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Has COVID-19 Led to an Increase in Substance Use Disorders?

by Delaney Geiger and Julia Maltby on October 30, 2020 Comments are Disabled

For a decade, West Virginia has struggled with a rising tide of drug addiction. Has it gotten worse during the coronavirus pandemic, when many Americans have had to keep their distance from friends and family? That’s what Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said during an interview with the Washington Examiner on Aug. 19. […]

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Fact-check: West Virginia Governor’s State of the State Address

by Louis Jacobson on January 10, 2019 Comments are Disabled

Gov. Jim Justice delivered his third State of the State addresstonight, proposing the elimination of a state tax on Social Security benefits, a 5 percent pay raise for state employees including teachers, and millions of dollars more for substance abuse and other social services. PolitiFact West Virginia took a look at the accuracy […]

Fact-check: Is West Virginia’s Summersville Lake the Clearest in the East?

by Jamie Green & Liz Newton on September 20, 2018 Comments are Disabled

Does West Virginia have the clearest freshwater lake east of the Mississippi River? Gov. Jim Justice said so in a tweet. In the Aug. 17 tweet, Justice said, “According to SCUBA divers, Summersville Lake is clearest freshwater lake east of the Mississippi River. This led to earning its name as ‘The […]