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Chris is WVPB’s North Central/Morgantown Reporter and covers the education beat. Chris spent two years as the digital media editor at The Dominion Post newspaper in Morgantown. Before coming to West Virginia, he worked in immigration advocacy and education in the Washington, D.C. region. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland and received a Masters in Journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
If approved, the existing coal-fired Fort Martin Power Station in Monongalia County would be running on natural gas by 2031.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn The Legislature This Week, two senators tell us how the state needs to change its school funding, which has remained largely unchanged for decades. We also hear lawmakers discuss reforms to the state’s response to water crises.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe House of Delegates took action on their stated legislative focus of economic development Friday, as well as supports for Child Protective Service workers.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSen. Eric Tarr, R-Putnam, expressed his support for the bills, but also urged his colleagues to look towards a complete overhaul of how the state funds schools.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHouse Bill 4412 would require certain websites to verify that an individual is 18 years of age or older to prevent minors from accessing harmful content.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFinancial constraints continue to lead school districts in West Virginia to close and consolidate schools to try and rein in costs.
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