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Government WVPB Staff, Mar. 17, 2025

Jefferson County Rejects Water Bottling Plant And Reporters Discuss Food Dyes, Vaccines This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, Jefferson County rejected a proposal for Mountain Pure Water Bottling Facility last week, and our reporters get together with Brad McElhenny to discuss some of the major issues they covered from the Legislature last week.

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Health & Science Briana Heaney, Feb. 28, 2025

West Virginia House Passes Bill Banning Red 40, Other Food Dyes

The House of Delegates passed a bill that would ban food that contained butylated hydroxyanisole, propylparaben, FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Green No. 3, FD&C Red No. 3, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 5, and FD&C Y...

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Health & Science Emily Rice, Feb. 27, 2025

Senate Moves Bill To Ban Certain Food Dyes In Schools

Thursday afternoon, Senators heard testimony on legislation to ban certain food additives from school nutritional programs.

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Government WVPB Staff, Feb. 19, 2025

Health Stakeholders Discuss Proposed Changes To State Code

On this episode of The Legislature Today, Health Reporter Emily Rice speaks with Jim Kauffman, president and CEO of the West Virginia Hospital Association, and Jessica Dobrinsky, chief of staff and certificate of need policy expert at the Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy, about changes lawmakers are proposing to state code this session.

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