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Final Week Of Legislative Session, Capito On Miner Safety And DEI Debate, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, the legislature prepares to wrap up its 2025 regular session as both chambers work to pass a balanced budget – Gov. Patrick Morrisey is keeping a close eye on the process.

One of the more contentious bills: an effort to prohibit diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the state.

State and federal officials are also eyeing big changes to the low income nutrition assistance program. We’ll have the details on the governor’s inaugural Rhododendron Roll at the State Capitol this weekend. And we’ll take you to a place where a hot dog is so much more than a hot dog.

Maria Young is our host this week. Our theme music is by Matt Jackfert.

West Virginia Week is a web-only podcast that explores the week’s biggest news in the Mountain State. It’s produced with help from Bill Lynch, Briana Heaney, Chris Schulz, Curtis Tate, Emily Rice, Eric Douglas, Jack Walker, Maria Young and Randy Yohe.

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Justice’s Final Days As Governor, Winter Storms, And Remembering Jimmy Carter, This West Virginia Week

A summary of top West Virginia news this week includes legislators convening for a single day, a new national report that raises questions about whether Justice debts far outweigh the asset, and the lasting effects of a powerful winter storm.

On this West Virginia Week, Governor Jim Justice says farewell to his time as the state’s chief executive, legislators convene for a single day and a new national report raises questions about whether Justice debts far outweigh the assets. We’ll take a look at the lasting effects of a powerful winter storm and hear from a former West Virginia lawmaker who remembers working closely with Jimmy Carter.

Maria Young is our host this week. Our theme music is by Matt Jackfert.

West Virginia Week is a web-only podcast that explores the week’s biggest news in the Mountain State. It’s produced with help from Bill Lynch, Briana Heaney, Caelan Bailey, Chris Schulz, Curtis Tate, Emily Rice, Eric Douglas, Jack Walker, Maria Young and Randy Yohe.

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Foster Care Investigation Findings, Holiday Safety, and Energy Prices In This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, we’ll look back at an explosion at a fracking site. We’ll talk about a couple different things happening in the courts this past week, including a mistrial. And we’ll hear some good news about the decline in overdoses in the state.

We’ll also hear from a fire safety expert about how to stay safe during the holidays. And we’ll find out what state lawmakers learned from an investigation in the foster care crisis in the state.

Briana Heaney is our host this week. Our theme music is by Matt Jackfert.

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Election Education And A New Way To Surrender Firearms, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week we will hear about voter education, rural health care, and this year’s fire season.

Jack Walker takes us to an event that gives gun owners a creative way to surrender their firearms.

Plus, we will learn how classrooms are incorporating the election into their curriculum.

Briana Heaney is our host this week. Our theme music is by Matt Jackfert.

West Virginia Week is a web-only podcast from West Virginia Public Broadcasting that looks back at the major news of the week. This podcast features rotating hosts and producers from the WVPB Newsroom. Our theme music is by Matt Jackfert.

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Acting Anecdotes, Declining Overdoses And Child Care Chaos, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, we look back at the life of renowned actor James Earl Jones, who died this month at age 93. Jones was a cast member in the 1987 John Sayles film “Matewan,” shot in Thurmond, West Virginia.

Reporter Curtis Tate spoke to David Wohl, who invited Jones to speak to his acting class at West Virginia State University decades before his passing.

Plus, we’ll hear some good news about the overdose rate from public health issues, concerns over how to address a growing child care crisis and the latest on keeping students focused in the classroom.

In this episode, we also travel 110 years into the past, where a murder, payroll robbery and posse chase played out in one weekend in the hills of Mingo County.

West Virginia Public Broadcasting debuted an original radio play entitled “The Last Train to Glen Alum” this week. The story relives the century-old caper through the contemporary writing of News Director Eric Douglas.

Douglas sat down with historian Stan Bumgardner to discuss the dramatic moment in West Virginia history. You can learn more about the play at this link.

Jack Walker is our host this week. Our theme music is by Matt Jackfert.

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Time For The Mothman, Honoring A Space Pioneer And Previewing A Queer Film Festival

West Virginia Week is a web-only podcast that explores the week’s biggest news in the Mountain State. Curtis Tate is our host this week.

On this West Virginia Week:

We’ll hear why the state employee health insurance plan canceled a trial with a popular obesity treatment. We’ll take a look back at the two years since state lawmakers enacted a near-total abortion ban. And we’ll learn about a West Virginia queer film festival.

Plus, why are schools receiving so many threats? Congress honors a West Virginia space pioneer. And the Mothman Festival is upon us.

Curtis Tate is our host this week. Our theme music is by Matt Jackfert.

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