Interim Meetings

Superintendents Weigh In On Updating State School Regulations

Five county school superintendents presented a review of the state’s Public Education Code to the Joint Standing Committee on Education Sunday.

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A Conversation About Hidden Costs On Utility Bills, This West Virginia Morning

Kentucky utility regulators could approve a rate increase for Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities customers. They’ve approved new power plants to meet the electricity demands of data centers. Customers may not have known about the hidden cost they’re paying for two coal plants. Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom Managing Editor Ryan Van Velzer spoke with WVPB’s Curtis Tate about his reporting on those plants.

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Lawmakers Weigh Deregulation Of Electric Utility Markets

One presenter stated that deregulation in electric utility markets can lower costs and foster competition, but another said regulation fosters affordability and reliability.

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Lawmakers Look To Simplify Submission Of School Choice Documents 

The subcommittee heard about efforts from the West Virginia Department of Education to create a school choice portal, as well as an Office of School Choice.

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