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Lawmakers are working weekends and evenings now as we enter the seventh week of the 2019 West Virginia Legislative session. We’ll discuss a controversial Medicaid bill that originated in the House Finance Committee. It was reported to the floor at almost the last possible moment for consideration.
Senior Statehouse Reporter Dave Mistich joins host Suzanne Higgins to bring us the latest from the Capitol.
It’s also Social Media Monday, so we’re joined by Digital Reporter Shayla Klein in Morgantown.
HB 3136 – the Medicaid work requirement bill – is on the amendment stage in the House of Delegates.
Chantal Fields, Executive Director of West Virginians for Affordable Health Care, and Dr. Simon Haeder, a political science professor at the Rockefeller School of Policy and Politics at West Virginia University, join Suzanne Higgins to share their perspective on the bill.
HB 2452 create the West Virginia Cybersecurity Office. It passed the House of Delegates Monday, and it now moves to the Senate. Reporter Randy Yohe brings us this story.
On Tuesday, we’ll take a look at several criminal justice reforms bills and the support they have on both sides of the aisle.
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This week, a new book for young adults "Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire" mixes historical fact with spooky Appalachian folklore. Also, over 15 years, a photojournalist documented an Ohio family. Now, she’s a part of their lives. And, an experimental guitarist records an album intended as a call to arms.
Two films that made the Netflix Top 10 list this month were shot in West Virginia and produced by the same West Virginia film company. As it turns out, the film industry here has been quietly growing in recent years, thanks in part to financial incentives. But the state is also home to some picture-perfect settings that aren’t easy for movie makers to find.