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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Morrisey Signs State Budget Into Law, But Cuts Millions Proposed By Legislature
The governor signed off a bill setting the state's budget for fiscal year 2026, but cut some funding allocations that lawmakers had approved earlier this month.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsReporter Roundtable Talks Budget, Energy And FOIA Legislation
On this episode of The Legislature Today, the coal and natural gas industries play a large role in the state’s economy and the West Virginia Legislature pays close attention to what's happening in terms of severance taxes, jobs and economic development. For our weekly reporter roundtable, WVPB reporters Briana Heaney and Curtis Tate are joined by Energy & Environment Reporter Sarah Elbeshbishi with the nonprofit newsroom Mountain State Spotlight.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBalancing The State Budget And Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, we look at efforts to pass a balanced state budget, and hear a musical performance from sister duo Larkin Poe.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDelegates Discuss House Version Of State Budget
On this episode of The Legislature Today, News Director Eric Douglas talks with House Finance Chairman Del. Vernon Criss, R-Wood, and Minority Chair of House Finance Del. John Williams, D-Monongalia, about the House budget.
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House Finance Committee Moves Budget Bill To Floor
The House version of the 2026 West Virginia budget moved from the finance committee to the floor today -- and it is "very dissimilar" to the budget introduced by Gov. Patrick Morrisey.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPolicy Analyst Weighs In On State Budget
On this episode of The Legislature Today, the state budget continues to work its way through the West Virginia Legislature. We recently heard from Sen. Jason Barrett, R-Berkeley, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Del. Clay Riley, a Harrison County Republican and vice chairman of the House Finance Committee. This time, News Director Eric Douglas sits down with Sean O’Leary, senior policy analyst at West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy, to discuss the state’s budget from an analyst’s perspective.
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