Tag: Politics
W.Va. Senator Among Bipartisan Group Seeking Faster EPA Action on PFAS Chemical Pollution
This article was originally published by the Ohio Valley ReSource.
Read MoreTrump Hailed This State’s Prison Reforms as a National Model — but the Numbers Reflect a Grim Reality
When Mississippi lawmakers passed prison reform legislation in 2014, they pledged to devote some of the savings to drug rehabilitation, reentry programs and prison alternatives. That hasn’t happened. Last November, as he rallied support for federal prison reform, President Donald Trump visited Gulfport, Mississippi, touting the legislation and what Mississippi had […]
Read MoreWill Superfood Pancakes Solve the Opioid Crisis?
Last week, Axios announced the latest in a series of D.C. conversations that have become somewhat of a staple in the Capital. This week, they hosted what was billed as a conversation on the nation’s “biggest health care issues and how to tackle them,” pointing specifically to the opioid epidemic […]
Read MoreFrom Russia, With Loot: KY Aluminum Company’s New Russian Partner Raises Concerns
This article was originally published by the Ohio Valley ReSource. A large whiteboard in an Ashland, Kentucky, unemployment office is covered with a list of companies that are currently hiring. Senior career counselor Melissa Sloas said that just a few years ago, that board was a lot emptier. This corner […]
Read MoreA High-Speed Internet Boondoggle is Now a Campaign Issue in Kentucky
Candidates for governor of both parties are using Kentucky’s long-delayed and over-budget statewide internet project to bash Gov. Matt Bevin, following a jointly published report by the Courier Journal and ProPublica. KentuckyWired — a bipartisan plan pushed by former Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear and Republican Rep. Hal Rogers — promised to […]
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