This week’s encore broadcast of Mountain Stage was recorded in Franklin, Tennessee during the first of two shows at The Franklin Theatre. Host Kathy Mattea welcomed Madi Diaz, Judith Owen, The Dead Tongues, Swamp Dogg, and Tim Heidecker.
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On this episode of The Legislature Today, WVPB reporters Curtis Tate and Emily Rice are joined by Lori Kersey from West Virginia Watch for our weekly reporter roundtable.
In the House, delegates passed a bill that would prohibit the use of ranked choice voting in the state. Ranked choice voting is not currently practiced, but Senate Bill 490 clarifies that no state or local elections can use it.
In the Senate, there was a long and contentious debate around laser eye surgery. Briana Heaney has that story.
The Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday afternoon advanced two bills on controversial topics: Senate Bill 264 would reinstate the death penalty in West Virginia, but only for the intentional killing of law enforcement officers and emergency responders. The committee also advanced Senate Bill 474, which would eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs and offices from the state’s executive branch and every level of education.
A Senate Bill, the Riley Gaines Act, has cleared both chambers and is quickly approaching the legislative finish line. Briana Heaney also has this story.
Finally, we have our weekly feature with two West Virginia high school students, Malia Saar and Emma Browning.
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Secretary of State Kris Warner is seeking the public's help to solve the mystery of the two wooden barrels featured at the foot of the miner on the West Virginia State Seal.
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is fueling efforts by conservative lawmakers to regulate transgender rights. On this episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay explores the fallout in West Virginia, where trans people, allies and opponents navigate one of today’s most charged cultural battles.
On this West Virginia Morning, we hear from those shaping the debate over transgender rights and a mother and son from Gaza have spent two months in Louisville, Kentucky for medical care that would be nearly impossible to get back home.