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Government Jack Walker, About 19 minutes ago

Bill To Standardize Court Mental Health Evaluations Passes House

State lawmakers have moved to standardize the state’s process for deciding whether to place residents in mental health institutions by creating a new role to oversee the process.

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Government Trey Kay +, About 4 hours ago

Us & Them: We The People [But Not So Much] Women

Many assume the U.S. Constitution guarantees equal rights for all, but its authors didn’t seem to envision women as part of "We the people." On the next episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay speaks with law professor Jill Hasday, whose new book We the Men argues that women are systematically forgotten in America’s founding stories—and that exclusion has powerful symbolic and emotional consequences.

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Government WVPB Staff, About 22 hours ago

Stakeholders Weigh In On Foster Care Issues

On this episode of The Legislature Today, Assistant News Director Maria Young turned to the issue of legislation related to foster care and adoption as multiple bills wind their way through the two chambers. She spoke with Jaycie Bias, executive director with the West Virginia Foster, Adoptive & Kinship Parents Network, and Rachel Kinder with Mission West Virginia, a non-profit that advocates and focuses on those same areas.

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Government Briana Heaney, About 22 hours ago

Statewide Camping Ban Clears House

The House of Delegates passed a Statewide Camping Ban bill. The bill is targeted at homeless encampments throughout the state. ...

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Education Chris Schulz, About 22 hours ago

Student Behavior, Phone, Tobacco, Focus Of House Subcommittee

The House of Delegates Public Education Subcommittee started the week looking at two ways to help students focus and behave, as well as bills to change accountability for state school entities.

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Government WVPB Staff, Mar. 10, 2025

New Secretary Talks More Training, Retention Plans For Department Of Human Services

On this episode of The Legislature Today, Health Reporter Emily Rice talks with West Virginia’s new secretary of the Department of Human Services, Alex Mayer, to discuss the future of child welfare in a state with more than 6,000 children in its custody.

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