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.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this episode of The Legislature Today, News Director Eric Douglas speaks with Del. Anitra Hamilton, D-Monongalia, and Rev. Paul Dunn from the First Baptist Church of Charleston to discuss what the DEI bill potentially means.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLawmakers in both chambers of the West Virginia Legislature advanced bills Thursday that center around LGBTQ identity in a variety of settings, from the classroom to health facilities to gender-specific emergency shelters.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe U.S. Supreme Court may decide if West Virginia Medicaid is required to cover gender-affirming surgeries.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, upheld a lower court ruling Monday on a vote of 8 to 6 that the state’s Medicaid exclusion violated federal law.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe issues ranged from parents' involvement in school curriculum to gender affirming care.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey does not think the state’s Medicaid plan should cover gender-affirming surgery.
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