New Bishop Has Existing Connections To W.Va.
Evelio Menjivar-Ayala will serve as the tenth Bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston — which encompasses all of West Virginia — starting in July.
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W.Va. Lawmakers Once Again Consider Raising State Minimum Wage
West Virginia lawmakers are questioning if the state’s $8.75 an hour minimum wage is enough to live on.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsActivists Urge Calls to Manchin On Voting Rights, Minimum Wage, Filibuster Action
Speakers from West Virginia gathered to demand action from U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, joining a Monday press conference in Charleston sponsored by the national Poor People's Campaign.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGroups Pressure Sen. Manchin To Support $15/hour Wage
Representatives of Repairers of the Breach and the Poor People’s Campaign met online with U.S. Senator Joe Manchin yesterday. They encouraged him to support the $15 an hour federal minimum wage.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGroup Holds Virtual Rally For $15 An Hour Minimum Wage
The Repairers of the Breach and the Poor People’s Campaign — two nonprofits with a mission to address social justice in the US — organized a Moral Mondays online event this week in Charleston.
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Ohio Valley Workers, Employers React as House Votes for $15 Minimum Wage
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, more than double the current $7.25 rate, which has not…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsProgress Stalls on W.Va.'s Medical Cannabis Program
On this West Virginia Morning, despite legislation passed in 2017 that allowed cannabis to be legal for medical use in West Virginia, officials say…
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