On this week's premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage, you'll hear performances from Bettye LaVette, Kim Richey, Keller Williams, The Langan Band, and Megan Jean’s Secret Family. This episode was recorded live at the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium in Athens, Ohio.
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Over the weekend, a horrific fire in Clay County claimed the lives of four foster children. It’s put an intense and more immediate spotlight on a child welfare system in crisis. Lawmakers have been working throughout interim sessions on addressing the significant needs of the state’s foster care system, and now they bring that work into the regular session.
Assistant News Director Glynis Board brings us a story exploring the complexity of the foster care issue.
House Majority Leader and Vice Chair of the House Health and Human Resources Committee, Del. Amy Summers, R-Taylor, and Jeremiah Samples, Deputy Secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services join host Suzanne Higgins for a deeper discussion on the struggles and needs of the state’s foster care system.
Senior Statehouse Reporter Dave Mistich and Digital Reporter Shayla Klein also bring us an update on the latest from the Capitol and on social media.
On Tuesday’s episode of “The Legislature Today,” we’ll bring you an in-depth look at West Virginia’s medical marijuana law and the issue of recreational marijuana use. Then joining us on set will be Senate President Mitch Carmichael and House Speaker Roger Hanshaw.
On this West Virginia Morning, the stage is now set for a two man, two party political race for governor of West Virginia. Randy Yohe gives us an initial look at what we can expect from the Republican and the Democratic nominees.
On this West Virginia Morning, the results from Tuesday’s primary election came in mostly as expected. Government Reporter Randy Yohe has covered the intense campaigning leading up to the primary and he joins us live in the studio with results and reactions.
On this West Virginia Morning, Tuesday’s primary election may be the most important the state has seen in a while. Voters have endured a gubernatorial media campaign blitz with unprecedented mudslinging – coupled with a dominant charge to see a new but familiar face representing West Virginia in the U.S. Senate. Randy Yohe has our story.
On this West Virginia Morning, a pipeline safety watchdog said federal regulators “should be on notice” about a pressure test failure on the Mountain Valley Pipeline earlier this month.