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House Reviews Bill Restricting Trans Rights And Recovering An Archive After Flooding, This West Virginia Morning

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On this West Virginia Morning, the House Judiciary Committee met Monday to discuss a bill that restricts the rights of transgender people in West Virginia to places like public bathrooms, locker rooms and domestic violence shelters.

And Appalshop, a media and arts hub based in eastern Kentucky, was hit by floods that devastated most of the region in 2022 and damaged part of its film and audio archive. This month, another bout of devastating flooding killed at least 22 people in Kentucky and three in West Virginia. Jack Walker spoke to Roger May, Appalshop’s director of artistic programs, about its archival recovery process, and how ongoing flooding affects the region’s arts community.

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Maria Young produced this episode.

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