Mental Health Crisis Response And Mountain Valley Pipeline, Inside Appalachia

This week, people with mental health challenges or substance use disorder often end up in jail. But crisis response teams offer another way. Also, one year after the Mountain Valley Pipeline went into service, people who live directly in the pipeline’s path have received compensation. But not everyone. And, the Sacred Harp songbook gets an update for the first time since the early 1990s.

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Education Chris Schulz, Dec. 12, 2024

New Report Ranks State School Spending Below Average

State Board of Education members continue to urge state lawmakers to revisit the school funding formula. A new study looks at state school funding across the country. West Virginia’s funding for publi...

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Government Chris Schulz, Aug. 12, 2024

State Grants Available For Gov. Agencies Helping With Summer Drought Effects

The program reimburses eligible expenses incurred by local public agencies for water transportation to farms in counties experiencing severe or extreme drought conditions.

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Government Chris Schulz, Aug. 09, 2024

Justice Hosts Bill Signing Ceremony At Firefighter Convention

Gov. Jim Justice ceremonially signed House Bill 5128 Friday at the West Virginia State Firemen’s Association’s annual convention in Julian, WV.

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Government Randy Yohe, Jan. 03, 2024

Justice Announces New State Budget Surplus Amid State Program Funding Questions

Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday that for the first half of Fiscal Year 2024, the state’s general revenue collections stand at $406.4 million ahead of the cumulative estimate.

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Government Randy Yohe, Jul. 11, 2022

Thousands Of W.Va. Families Await Possible Appeal Of Hope Scholarship Program

Joseph Gay, an attorney with the Institute for Justice, represents two of the 3,000 or so students already awarded Hope Scholarships. He said an appeal has merit since Hope Scholarship funds come from a different appropriation process than the public school budget.

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Arts & Culture Feb. 22, 2022