Encore: The Grand March And A Year After A Denied Abortion, Inside Appalachia

This week, for nearly a century, the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival has staged a formal dance. Organizers rely on a manual that’s been passed down for generations. Also, abortion is illegal in most cases in Tennessee. So what happens after a birth? A photographer followed one mother for a year. And, new prisons are touted as a way to bring jobs to former coal communities. Not everybody agrees the trade-off is worth it.

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Government Curtis Tate, Jul. 11, 2025

Fate Of Public Broadcasting Funds In Senate Hands

Local public radio and TV stations like this one depend on federal funding to pay for popular programming. If the measure passes the Senate, the funding would stop after Sept. 30.

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Health & Science Jack Walker, Jun. 30, 2025

W.Va. Residents Visit Congress, Urging Senators To Vote Down Medicaid Cuts

More than 500,000 West Virginians were enrolled in Medicaid in 2024. Several of them traveled to Washington, D.C. on June 18 to meet with aides for the state’s U.S. senators.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Jun. 18, 2025

Energy Efficiency Tax Credits Helped Homeowners. They May Go Away

While the Senate’s version relaxed some of the timelines for phasing out utility scale wind and solar credits, it includes a quick elimination of credits that benefit homeowners.

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Government Curtis Tate, May. 21, 2025

Lawmaker's Filing Could Set Up Primary Challenge To Capito

State Sen. Tom Willis, a Berkeley County Republican, filed an organization form Wednesday with the Federal Election Commission, or FEC, to establish a U.S. Senate campaign committee.

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Health & Science Emily Rice, Apr. 25, 2025

W.Va. Is One Of 20 U.S. States Without A Measles Case This Year

West Virginia is one of 20 U.S. states not to report a case of measles in 2025, so far. However, all five of its border states have reported cases, with Kentucky announcing its second case of the year on Friday.

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Health & Science Emily Rice, Apr. 14, 2025