Underground Railroad And Fly Around Festival, Inside Appalachia

This week, before emancipation, Appalachia provided pathways to freedom for enslaved people trying to escape bondage. A new project identifies more than two dozen previously unknown underground railroad sites. Also, the Fly Around Music & Arts Festival in North Carolina was inspired by the hard work that followed Hurricane Helene. And, a ballad about floods recorded a generation ago still provides solace for people today.

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Government Chris Schulz, Jun. 26, 2026

SCOTUS Ruling Expected Next Week In W.Va. Case

The lawsuit argues that the exclusion of transgender athletes created by the state legislature's 2021 passage of the Save Women In Sports Act violates the federal statute Title IX, which bars discrimination against a person on the basis of sex.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +, Aug. 22, 2025

Maximumrocknroll, Yama And Clifftop, Inside Appalachia

This week, a Tennessee DJ takes us on a tour of Appalachian punk and metal. Also, Appalachian culture is enriched by its immigrants. We explore the fusion of West Virginia and Japan. And, Appalachia isn’t all punk rock and Japanese food. There’s also string band music.

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Government WVPB Staff, Feb. 28, 2025

Reporter Roundtable Talks PEIA Funding, Election Process And Transgender Identity Issues

On this episode of The Legislature Today, Steven Allan Adams, veteran statehouse reporter for Ogden Newspapers, joins our WVPB reporters for our weekly roundtable.

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Government WVPB Staff, Feb. 20, 2025

House Speaker Hanshaw Shares Goals For Education, PEIA And Foster Care

On this episode of The Legislature Today, News Director Eric Douglas speaks with House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay. They discuss a number of issues including education, flooding in southern West Virginia and the crisis in foster care in the state.

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Government WVPB Staff, Feb. 19, 2025

Health Stakeholders Discuss Proposed Changes To State Code

On this episode of The Legislature Today, Health Reporter Emily Rice speaks with Jim Kauffman, president and CEO of the West Virginia Hospital Association, and Jessica Dobrinsky, chief of staff and certificate of need policy expert at the Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy, about changes lawmakers are proposing to state code this session.

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Education Curtis Tate, Jan. 09, 2025