New legislative agendas at the state level aim to chip away at reproductive rights, even in states that recently passed constitutional protections for abortion. On this episode of Us & Them, Host Trey Kay examines how conservative state supreme courts might limit voter-approved amendments — and how abortion-friendly states are pushing back. Meanwhile, President Trump’s new administration could override all state laws through certain executive actions, including one involving a 19th century anti-vice law. Now that the election’s over, what’s next for abortion?

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Jan. 07, 2025

Winter Storm: More Power Outages, Longer Waits In Bluefield

As of Tuesday afternoon, about 27,000 West Virginia customers of Appalachian Power remained without electricity because of this week’s winter storm, down from 50,000.

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Government Chris Schulz, Dec. 12, 2024

Major Disaster Declaration Releases Funds For Mercer Countians Affected By Helene

Mercer County has been granted a Major Disaster Declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

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Government WVPB Staff, Oct. 30, 2024

The Governor's Debate And A Spooky Trail, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia's gubernatorial candidates took the debate stage at Fairmont State University on Tuesday evening.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Oct. 03, 2024

Appalachian Power's Reliability Is 'Unreasonable,' PSC Says

The PSC memo cited staff vacancies and a lack of attention to equipment failures as two underlying causes of reliability concerns.

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Government Maria Young, Oct. 02, 2024

State Of Emergency Will Help Mercer County Recover From Hurricane Helene

Like many parts of West Virginia, Mercer County has a plan to handle flooding… but a hurricane wasn’t exactly on the radar. The county is struggling to get the power back on nearly a week after the storm. To make things easier, Gov. Jim Justice declared a state of emergency in Mercer County Tuesday night.

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Education Jack Walker, Jul. 17, 2024

Mercer County Early Childhood Program Receives $4.7 Million In Federal Funds

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday it will grant $4.737 million to Community Action of South Eastern West Virginia for its Head Start program in Mercer County.

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