West Virginia
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Black Lung cases rise, as federal benefits stagnate
The benefit payments miners sick with black lung disease receive are not keeping pace with the cost of living, a new analysis showed. Current …
Report: Compensation to exonerated people nearly doubled in five years
People wrongfully convicted of crimes in the United States have received around $2.2 billion in compensation claims since 2019. A new report by the …
Critics: Changes in WV unemployment benefits will harm families amid inflation
Critics say a bill passed by West Virginia lawmakers increases the bureaucratic red tape folks who rely on unemployment benefits have to navigate and …
People with disabilities over-represented in justice system
Nationwide, people with disabilities are overrepresented both as victims of crime and those who are accused of crimes, and advocates believe the …
Concerns voiced about language in WV forest management bill
The West Virginia Senate has passed a bill to allow private forest fire management on state lands but environmental groups said they are concerned its…
West Virginia House lawmakers pass bill expanding sales of raw milk
West Virginia House delegates passed a bill this week that would allow raw milk products from farmers to be sold directly to consumers. Maria Moles…
American Climate Corps: Building more climate-resilient WV communities
A Biden administration program, the American Climate Corps, aims to hire and train 20,000 people in conservation, climate and clean energy jobs…
Super PAC spending in WV Senate race ramps up as Manchin bows out
By Harshawn Ratanpal for OpenSecrets.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for West Virginia News Service reporting for the OpenSecrets-Public News Serv…
WV bill threatens community air monitoring efforts
After West Virginia House lawmakers advanced a bill to ban residents from using citizen air monitoring data in lawsuits, community groups said they …
Report: West Virginians’ budgets shrink while corporations rake in profits
As the nation's largest corporations see their profits surge, more West Virginians are relying on assistance to meet basic needs as their spending …
WV groups sue Forest Service over Cherry River watershed protections
West Virginia environmental groups have sued the Forest Service for failing to protect streams in the Cherry River watershed from the impacts of coal …
Pressure mounts on WV’s utility regulator to preserve solar net-metering
Residents and advocacy groups will rally in Charleston this Saturday to protect net-metering for solar customers. Two of West Virginia's major …