See W.Va.'s Elk Herd This Fall
Beginning in September, there will be twice daily guided tours on most Saturdays and Sundays and will be available through the end of October.
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Greenbrier Off The Auction Block, An HIV Mystery And A Camping Ban That Targets The Homeless This West Virginia Week
On this West Virginia Week, we’ll hear from Governor Jim Justice about efforts to auction off his Greenbrier Resort – and what he says is behind it all. Plus, why health officials worry tha...
Continue Reading Take Me to More News‘Period Poverty’: Reducing Barriers To Menstrual Product Access
Activists call barriers to accessing pads and tampons “period poverty.” They say its impact is felt across American life, from the classroom to the prison system. But some in West Virginia and beyond are working to change that.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHIV In Rural Communities And Navigating Period Poverty This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia ranks 18th in the rate of new HIV infections but that may be an incomplete picture, and a conversation about the danger of period poverty, and what folks across the country are doing to address it.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSenate Passes Bill To Provide Feminine Hygiene Products In Schools
On Wednesday, the West Virginia Senate passed a bill that would require the boards of education of each county to provide free feminine hygiene products to grades three through 12.
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Senate Education Discusses Financial Literacy, Free Period Products
The Senate Education Committee started the day off with a lively discussion of several topics, including history and hygiene.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Senate Passes Bill Calling For State Jails, Prisons To Provide Free Feminine Hygiene Products
Members of the West Virginia Senate have voted to provide free feminine hygiene products to inmates of the state’s prisons and jails. Senate Bill 484…
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