Mental Health Crisis Response And Mountain Valley Pipeline, Inside Appalachia

This week, people with mental health challenges or substance use disorder often end up in jail. But crisis response teams offer another way. Also, one year after the Mountain Valley Pipeline went into service, people who live directly in the pipeline’s path have received compensation. But not everyone. And, the Sacred Harp songbook gets an update for the first time since the early 1990s.

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Government Glynis Board, Oct. 20, 2020

W.Va.’s Department Of Agriculture Race: Supporting The Small Farm

Two farmers from north central West Virginia are vying for the position that guides and promotes the state’s agriculture industry. The Republican incumbent and the Democratic challenger both say they’re passionate about communication, which experts say is key, given the makeup and conditions of the industry in the Mountain State.

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Government Emily Allen, Oct. 09, 2020

Political Newcomer Takes On Republican Incumbent In Southern W.Va. Race For U.S. House

Republican U.S. Rep. Carol Miller is running for re-election in District 3 against Democratic and progressive challenger, Hilary Turner.

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Government Caitlin Tan, Oct. 08, 2020

Cline’s Grassroots Campaign Seeks To Beat McKinley In His Run For A Sixth Term In Congress

Fifty years ago West Virginia had five congressional districts -- meaning five representatives in Congress -- but over time with a population decline, the state has dropped to three. The second largest is District 1, which encompasses 20 counties in the northern part of the state that will be voting for their representation this year.

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Government Oct. 08, 2020

District 2: Incumbent Alex Mooney Faces Progressive Challenger Cathy Kunkel

The candidates vying for West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District – Republican Rep. Alex Mooney and Democrat Cathy Kunkel – are offering starkly different visions for the sprawling territory that zig-zags across the Mountain State’s middle, touching the Eastern Panhandle, the state’s capitol, Charleston, and even the Ohio River.

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Government Liz McCormick, Oct. 06, 2020

Capito Stands On Record For Reelection, Swearengin Argues W.Va. Needs Greater Support

One of West Virginia’s two U.S. Senate seats are on the ballot this year as the GOP fights nationally to retain its majority in Washington, D.C. Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito faces Democrat Paula Jean Swearengin. We bring you this profile of both candidates.

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Government Dave Mistich, Oct. 05, 2020

Justice and Salango May Be On The Ballot For Governor, But Democratic Stalwart Manchin’s Presence Still Lingers

With rumors swirling during the summer of 2019 over a possible bid to return home to again run for governor, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin decided against trying to leave Washington. Despite that decision, Manchin has still drifted into the race between Republican incumbent Jim Justice and Democratic challenger Ben Salango.

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