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Latest ‘Us & Them’ Reflects On 2025, This West Virginia Morning

Federal funding for arts and culture has been curtailed. Trey Kay looks at the reasons in the latest Us & Them. Also, the state board of education has approved another round of school closures and consolidations, the state Legislature is expected to take up several bills in the coming session to address foster care and children who are homeless, and U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom was laid to rest Tuesday at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton.

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Children And Families Committee Discusses Legislation

There are 15,101 students experiencing homelessness in the state, according to a report given to the Joint Committee on Children and Families during December interim meetings. These are students outside of foster care. Of those, 86% are living with others, 5.4% are staying in shelters, 4.3% are in hotels and motels, and 4.3% are unsheltered. The committee discussed a number of bills Monday they plan to introduce when the regular session begins in January. The hope is to create clearer pathways for children to find permanent stability.

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Lawmakers Look At Cost Of Recovery And Prevention After Deadly Floods

Lawmakers are looking for legislative solutions to deadly floods by understanding the cost of recovery and prevention.

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Superintendents Weigh In On Updating State School Regulations

Five county school superintendents presented a review of the state’s Public Education Code to the Joint Standing Committee on Education Sunday.

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