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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, we hear tips for firework safety and discuss a demographic shift in who is gambling.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Morning, we learn about efforts to clean up an important waterway, and examine the impact of prospective food benefit cuts on Appalachians in need.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Morning, we hear from residents who traveled to the U.S. Capitol in opposition to Medicaid cuts, plus get the details on a nonprofit's effort to erase medical debt for those in need.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis week, for 15 years, a Virginia library has been hosting a weekly Dungeons & Dragons game night for teens. It can get a little wacky. Also, we remember renowned Tennessee luthier, Jean Horner, whose fiddles were played at Carnegie Hall and the Grand Ole Opry. And, a Hare Krishna community in West Virginia serves vegetarian food made in three sacred kitchens.
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