Firework Safety Tips And Youth Gambling Online, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, we hear tips for firework safety and discuss a demographic shift in who is gambling.
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W.Va. Gender-Affirming Surgery Case Kicked Back To Lower Court
The Supreme Court vacated a decision by the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last year that the state’s exclusion of gender-affirming surgery under Medicaid violated federal law.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFederal Protests Hit Home And Tall Tale Telling Tips, This West Virginia Week
The top stories in West Virginia this week include a protest against federal cuts, a plan to change what SNAP benefits can buy and efforts to stabilize the state employees insurance agency.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState Board of Education Calls On Lawmakers To Act On PEIA
Board members voted unanimously at their meeting Wednesday to support a resolution to stabilize the Public Employees Insurance Agency, known as PEIA. Similar action has been taken by all 55 county-level boards of education.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMorrisey Announces Plans For Special Session On PEIA
The governor told a crowd in Wheeling on Wednesday that he is pleased with the success of his first 100 days in office, and plans to call a special session to address several key issues.
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Reporter Roundtable Talks PEIA Funding, Election Process And Transgender Identity Issues
On this episode of The Legislature Today, Steven Allan Adams, veteran statehouse reporter for Ogden Newspapers, joins our WVPB reporters for our weekly roundtable.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLawmakers Debate Vaccine Exemptions And Cuts To Medicaid Could Affect Recovery Efforts, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, two lawmakers that are also doctors spoke with Eric Douglas about legislation aimed at providing exemptions to childhood immunizations, and Us & Them looks at the effect of Medicaid cuts on recovery efforts.
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