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W.Va. To Begin Offering Care In-State For Foster Children Treated Out Of State
As many as 400 children in West Virginia's foster care system have been placed out of state for treatment not available in state. The state plans to renovate facilities to bring those children back.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsInvestments In Old Coal, New Gas Power Plants Announced
Appalachian Power will spend $17 billion to construct three new natural gas-fired power plants across the state, and $7.5 billion to upgrade its West Virginia coal-fired power plants.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGoogle To Help Upgrade Homes For Energy Efficiency
Google announced plans Thursday to send $10 million from the Energy Impact Program to the West Virginia Office of Energy to help lower energy bills by making homes and community buildings more energy efficient.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsReport: Closed Republican Primary May Have Led To Poor Voter Turnout
Secretary of State Kris Warner said that primary election turnout this year was the lowest in 12 years. He blamed that partly on confusion at the polls.
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‘Us & Them’ Encore Explores News Deserts, This West Virginia Morning
More than 1,600 counties in the U.S. are so-called news deserts - places with limited options for local news. Most of West Virginia’s 55 counties fall into that category. In this encore episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay visits one online startup in Greenbrier County that’s bucking the trend.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState Ed Dept. Proposes $410 Million For School Funding
The state Department of Education presented lawmakers with a set of proposals for school funding that total $410 million.
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