A Legislative District In Turmoil, Flood Recovery And Substance Abuse Prevention, This West Virginia Week

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On this West Virginia Week, we’ll learn more from two experts about Certificate of Need and why state lawmakers want to change it.

We’ll hear from the state’s new director of substance abuse prevention and recovery. We’ll also visit a legislative district that’s been thrown into chaos.

We’ll get an update on the flood recovery in southern West Virginia. We’ll also hear about beekeepers, a preservation district and a surface mine.

Curtis Tate is our host this week. Our theme music is by Matt Jackfert.

West Virginia Week is a web-only podcast that explores the week’s biggest news in the Mountain State. It’s produced with help from Bill Lynch, Briana Heaney, Chris Schulz, Curtis Tate, Emily Rice, Eric Douglas, Jack Walker, Maria Young and Randy Yohe.


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Author: Curtis Tate

Curtis is our Energy & Environment Reporter, based in Charleston. He has spent more than 17 years as a reporter and copy editor for Gannett, Dow Jones and McClatchy. He has written extensively about travel, transportation and Congress for USA TODAY, The Bergen Record, The Lexington Herald-Leader, The Wichita Eagle, The Belleville News-Democrat and The Sacramento Bee. You can reach him at ctate@wvpublic.org.

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