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On 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.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Senate sailed through more than 30 bills Thursday on subjects like missing children, SNAP benefits, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, and Oil and Gas property taxes.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS) is encouraging female recipients of SNAP to apply for a manufacturing apprenticeship program.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA bill under consideration in the West Virginia Senate would require participants in a grocery assistance program receive job training if they are currently unemployed.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRecipients of federal benefits like SNAP will have to have an identifying photo on their EBT card if a bill moving through the legislature becomes law.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Morning, SNAP is a federal nutrition program – the name stands for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. It used to be called food stamps. The program started as a pilot project in the 1960s in McDowell County. Trey Kay learns more about the program that some say has changed lives.
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