West Virginia Republican Party Day or “GOP Day” at the Capitol on Friday, March 1, took an abrupt turn when the display of a poster in the rotunda connecting Muslim Congresswoman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001 led to one person resigning […]
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Among the packed agenda of the 2019 Democrat-held House, one particular project went from barely noticed to hotly debated almost overnight: The Green New Deal (GND). The deal is an ambitious social, economic and industrial reform program being proposed as a potential catch-all solution to current climate change regulations and […]
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A release by the State Board of Elections shows that two secretary of state staffers used their access to the voter registration system to look up members of an agency currently investigating the office, along with a slew of other state employees. Kentucky officials publicly released records Wednesday that show employees in […]
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If Appalachia were on the stock market, Federal Co-Chair for the Appalachian Regional Commission Tim Thomas says he’d invest in it. “There is a bright future for Appalachia,” Thomas said. After traveling the region for four workshops, he’s convinced there are innovators in Appalachia who will help businesses and workers […]
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Though studies recommended additional protections years ago, lawmakers have not taken action to put them in place. But when residents sued, a Supreme Court justice said it was the Legislature’s job. This article was produced in partnership with the Charleston Gazette-Mail, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting […]
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For the second time in its 60 day legislative session, the West Virginia House of Delegates is once again embroiled in controversy that stemmed from a display of hate. Friday was deemed West Virginia Republican Party Day at the statehouse, a day for county party groups to set up informational […]
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