‘Coolest Thing’ Competition Launches In W.Va.
A new competition seeks to find the Coolest Thing Made in West Virginia.
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Studying Endangered Bats, A Pioneering Appalachian Filmmaker And The Supreme Court Rules On Local Sports, This West Virginia Week
On this West Virginia Week, bats play a critical role in our ecosystems and agriculture, but their numbers are declining in the face of a changing climate and disease.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUS Supreme Court Rules States Can Ban Trans Athletes From School Sports
The nation's highest court ruled on a lawsuit originating from West Virginia that states may ban transgender girls from participating in sports at publicly funded schools.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSCOTUS 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.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCourt Rules W.Va. Medicaid Not Required To Pay For Gender-Affirming Care
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling and held that West Virginia’s policy to deny gender-affirming care does not violate the Equal Protection Clause, the Affordable Care Act or the Medicaid Act.
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Health Experts Say Flu Is On The Rise, This West Virginia Morning
For the second week in a row, every state touching West Virginia’s border is experiencing high or very high cases of influenza. So far, this state is showing only a low to moderate outbreak. But health experts in West Virginia predict that’s about to change.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAuthor Of New Book Profiling Trans Teens Visiting Charleston This Month
The ACLU and Plot Twist Books have invited journalist and author Nico Lang to the South Charleston Public Library on July 26. Lang recently wrote "American Teenager," a book following the lives of eight trans teens across the U.S.
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