W.Va. To Host First Spartan Trifecta In U.S.
Some 8,000 athletes from around the world will converge on West Virginia next month for the first Spartan Trifecta World Championship to be held in the U.S.
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Feds Release Full Funding For Local Schools
States normally receive federal education funds for programs like before- and after-school enrichment and adult education on July 1, but states were notified June 30 the money would be withheld for a review.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTrump Approves Flood Recovery Funds For Ohio, Marion Counties
President Donald Trump has approved $11.7 million in individual flood recovery assistance for Ohio and Marion counties. Both counties in the Northern Panhandle were hit by devastating flash floods...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFuture Of Public Media Funding, Fighting A ‘Hunger Tsunami’ And A Popular Hotdog, This West Virginia Week
A West Virginia senator responds to questions about her vote on the congressional recission bill, and the head of a local foodbank shares her vision for what's to come when SNAP benefits go into effect.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCapito On Cuts To NPR, PBS And Documenting Changes In Appalachia, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, what West Virginia’s senior senator, Shelley Moore Capito, has to say about funding for public broadcasting after she and other Republicans vote for cuts. Plus, a photographer and filmmaker who grew up in West Virginia has turned the camera on the Appalachian region of his childhood.
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UPDATE: W.Va. Senators Lead Charge To Free Up Federal Education Funds
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito warned that not releasing the funds from the continuing resolution, approved by lawmakers and signed by President Trump in March, will harm students, families and local economies.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCapito Says Public Broadcasting Should Find Other Funds
Capito was among 51 Republicans who voted at 2 a.m. Thursday to strip $1.1 billion in already approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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