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Access To Care

Lawsuit Alleges Abuse, Shortcomings In West Virginia’s Foster Care System

by Dave Mistich on October 2, 2019 Comments are Disabled

A lawsuit against West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and officials with the state Department of Health and Human Resources alleges the government has violated the rights of nearly 6,800 children currently in the state’s foster care system. The 100-page-plus complaint alleges the state’s foster care system is failing to protect […]

Fact Check

Fact-check: Is Unemployment For Women At Lowest Point In Almost 70 Years?

by Caroline Cassedy & Karli Celestin on September 27, 2019 Comments are Disabled

The West Virginia Republican Party recently tweeted praise for President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy, particularly as it relates to women. On Aug. 27, the state party tweeted, “Women’s unemployment has been lower under President Trump than it’s been in nearly 70 years. #WVGOP #WomenforTrump #WV4Trump.” Is that correct? We took […]

Investigations

The VA Fired A Doctor For ‘Egregious’ Misconduct. The Bevin Administration Hired Him.

by Mary Meehan on September 26, 2019 Comments are Disabled

This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration hired a physician to lead the state’s infectious disease office just months after the Department of Veterans Affairs dismissed that doctor for “egregious” medical misconduct. Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services hired Dr. John “Mel” Bennett […]

Election Watch

Early Presidential Primary States Have Stronger Job Growth

by Bill Bishop on September 24, 2019 Comments are Disabled

While Democrat candidates criticize Trump on the economy, the states that hold their presidential nomination contests first (Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina) are doing better than the rest of nation with jobs. Job growth in the first four Democratic primary states was far stronger than the national average […]

Fact Check

Fact-check: Are 1,600 New Coal-fired Power Plants Being Constructed Today?

by Matthew Digby & Minh Do on September 23, 2019 Comments are Disabled

The president of the United Mine Workers of America — a union representing coal miners, many of them in West Virginia — sees a future for coal in electricity generation despite concern that coal’s carbon emissions could bring about climate change. In a Sept. 4 speech at the National Press Club in […]

Election 2020

Rural References Bounce in and out of Democratic Debate

by Tim Marema on September 16, 2019 Comments are Disabled

Immigration, healthcare, and environmental issues include passing references to rural. In the debate over trade policy, candidates use farmers as an example of who is getting harmed. Rural issues emerged in passing in some of Thursday night’s Democratic presidential debate. Candidates touched on rural issues in their comments about immigration, […]