Marshall Professor Weighs In On Significance Of Nation’s Founding – 250 Years Later, This West Virginia Morning

WVPB had a conversation with Us & Them host Trey Kay earlier this week on the significance today of the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. This week, WVPB is hosting a special screening event at Marshall University with excerpts from Ken Burns’ The American Revolution, and Kay will lead a panel discussion. We once again hear from Kay, this time speaking with one of the panelists — Marshall University political science professor George Davis — about why revisiting the nation’s founding story still matters.

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Government Maria Young, About 19 hours ago

Senate Creates West Virginia First Energy Act

Senators debated whether SB 420 would help stabilize utility prices and create coal jobs or have the opposite effect on utility bills.

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Energy & Environment WVPB Staff, Mar. 04, 2026

How Climate Change Might Affect Spring Flowers, This West Virginia Morning

After a frigid winter, we are now in the month that will bring us spring. The Allegheny Front, a public radio program based in Pittsburgh, that reports on environmental issues in the region, brings us this look at how climate change might affect just how early spring flowers bloom.

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Energy & Environment Eric Douglas, Mar. 03, 2026

Hope Gas Announces $250M Pipeline Expansion

Hope Gas is moving forward with a $250 million pipeline project that will expand access and energy reliability to manufacturing facilities in Mason County.

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Government WVPB Staff, Feb. 27, 2026

Stakeholder Weighs In On 'Ratepayers Bill Of Rights'

On this episode of The Legislature Today, bills must be out of their respective committees by Sunday to be able to meet crossover day next Wednesday, and lawmakers are still working their way through next fiscal year’s budget. Also, we speak with Emmett Pepper, the policy director for Energy Efficient West Virginia, to learn about the Ratepayers Bill of Rights.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Feb. 27, 2026

How A Filmmaker In The 1920s Shattered Stereotypes, This West Virginia Morning

We listen to an excerpt from the latest Inside Appalachia and learn about the influence and contributions of Oscar Micheaux, an African American filmmaker who lived in Virginia in the 1920s and shattered stereotypes.

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Government Maria Young, Feb. 26, 2026