On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia’s congressional delegation has changed significantly since the election. Curtis Tate spoke with Sam Workman, director of the Institute for Policy Research and Public Affairs at West Virginia University, about what the changes mean for the state.
And the Appalachia Mid-South Newsroom is a collaboration between NPR and several public radio stations in West Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. Shepherd Snyder spoke with residents of rural communities and small towns in Eastern Kentucky about their thoughts on proposed tariffs from the Trump administration.
Also in this episode, Healing Appalachia is a three-day, Lewisburg, West Virginia-based annual music festival that raises funds for recovery efforts. Crystal Jones of WMMT in Whitesburg, Kentucky sat down with Dave Lavender, president and host of the festival.
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Maria Young produced this episode.
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