Tag: Podcast – West Virginia Morning

Ashton Marra reports on Senator Joe Manchin’s bill that proposes a delay in the individual mandate as part of the Affordable Care Act, Cecelia Mason on electric billing issues in the Easter Panhandle, Clark Davis previews Marshall Women’s Basketball season and The Pines perform “Rise Up and Be Lonely” on this Mountain Stage song of the week.

Ashton Marra reports how legislators are still learning how they can help improve early childhood education in the state, Ben Adducchio takes a look at regulations created to protect student athletes, and Concord student Brian Allen reports on a lumberjack festival from earlier this month at Twin Falls State Park in Wyoming County.

Ashton Marra reports on the potential implications of the Parkways Authority being absorbed by the  Division of Highways, Glynis Board has more on new horizontal drilling studies, and Clark Davis on a new program in Huntington to fight childhood obesity.

On this West Virginia Morning, Ashton Marra reports on Governor Tomblin’s call for a bill that would insulate businesses and individuals from another federal shutdown, Glynis Board has more on the Israeli Consul General’s visit to a Morgantown synagogue, Concord student Chad Brown bring us more on a college “prep rally”, and more.

On this WV Morning we hear from a Preston County man now living in Africa who is working to end extreme poverty; also nearly 9,000 schools around the country took part in the annual Lights on Afterschool program last week; and the sixth annual Create WV Conference took place this weekend in Richwood in Nicholas County.

On this WV Morning, a task force is trying to find solutions to the state’s drug problem. Also, construction is underway on a new baseball stadium at WVU, and more!