Grave Marker Dedication Honors Black Activist Bessie Woodson Yancey
A grave marker dedication was held this month for an Appalachian activist who died decades ago.
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2018 Legislative Session
Justice Signs Bill Eliminating Arts Agency
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has signed a bill eliminating the Department of Education and the Arts.The governor’s office said in a news release that he…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUpdate: 4 Percent Teacher Pay Raise Bill Reaches House Following Senate Procedural Confusion
Update: 10:15 p.m. 03/03/18The question of whether striking West Virginia teachers would return to the classroom Monday was temporarily dwarfed by another…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPolitifact: Precedent Says West Virginia Teacher’s Strike Isn’t Lawful
West Virginia teachers spent a sixth day on strike on March 1 after negotiations were insufficient to end the walkout. But is their strike legal?Shortly…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Senate Votes To Ax Water Pollution Provision; Advances Bail Bill
The West Virginia Senate voted unanimously Thursday, Feb. 22, for a bill that would delete a section of state law governing water pollution by surface…
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Lawmakers Consider Ways to Combat Opioid Epidemic in 2018 Session
The start of the 2018 state Legislative session is only one month away. Lawmakers in the Eastern Panhandle met in Martinsburg for a Legislative Outlook…
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