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Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Week, we’ll tell you about a popular nutrition assistance program that has been temporarily paused, and Gov. Jim Justice formally calls a special session of the legislature
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA program that doubles or triples nutrition assistance benefits when consumers use them at local farmers’ markets has been temporarily paused because of a lack of funding. The problem is the program’s popularity.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Morning, a government program that can triple nutrition assistance benefits for shoppers at local farmers markets has been temporarily paused because of a lack of funding. The problem centers around the program’s popularity.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLawmakers had questions Tuesday about a seven-year project to modernize West Virginia’s public assistance programs.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHunger and poverty are universal challenges, but in the U.S. for more than 50 years, support programs like SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, have provided help to those in need. On this Us & Them, host Trey Kay talks with three people — a retiree, a mom and a lawmaker — who all say that nutritional support has made a difference in their lives.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this episode of The Legislature Today, from staffing to security, West Virginia's schools are facing a variety of issues. Bills introduced this year have ranged from associate degrees for vocational students to reducing barriers to teacher certification. Chris Schulz spoke with Senate Education Chair Sen. Amy Grady, R-Mason, about legislative action to address the state's educational problems.
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