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House Judiciary Considers Election Day Deadline For Absentee Ballots
The bill's sponsors believe voters have ample time in the leadup to Election Day to get their votes in.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Contaminated Water Lawsuit And The History Of Voting This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, residents around Indian Creek are beginning to take legal action over contaminated water, and Us & Them looks at the history of voting.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUs & Them: In The Beginning, There Was Very Little Mention Of The Right to Vote
The right to vote in free and fair elections gives us a way to change our leadership — peacefully. But it wasn’t front and center for the nation’s Founding Fathers. As we work through unprecedented times looking toward the November election, Us & Them looks back at our right to vote, to offer some historical context.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUs & Them: Locked Out Of Voting?
Millions of people in the U.S. cannot vote because they’ve been convicted of a felony. A majority of those are not currently in prison, but on probation or parole. In this episode, we look at the nation’s patchwork of voting rights laws and the confusion they can create.
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The Future Of The American Chestnut And Our Latest Us & Them, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, WVPB last spring covered efforts at Shepherd University to regrow American chestnut forests in Appalachia. One year later, that project has incorporated new technology and a familiar tree variant. Jack Walker caught up with a pair of self-proclaimed “chestnutters” to discuss the project at large, and the future of the American chestnut.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSenate Moves To Narrow Voter Registration Laws
How long you can stay active as a voter without using that right may be changing if a bill passed Thursday by the Senate becomes a law.
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