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Federal Funding Cuts Prompt Instability And Morgantown Finalizes Its Camping Ban, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, the federal government continues to announce funding cuts to programs like Americorps, but Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said she is working toward reinstating some federal workers in Morgantown.

Also, Governor Patrick Morrisey signed more bills into law, including one requiring a photo ID to vote in West Virginia. Finally, the city of Morgantown has joined a growing list of communities in West Virginia to ban camping on public property.

Emily Rice 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, Chris Schulz, Curtis Tate, Emily Rice, Eric Douglas, Jack Walker, Maria Young and Randy Yohe.

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An Earthquake, A New Attorney General And The First Lady Of Gospel, This West Virginia Week

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

On this West Virginia Week, whoa, was that an earthquake? We’ll speak to a geologist about an earth-shaking event around Huntington. We’ll catch up with the state’s health officer as he leaves his post. And we’ll ask West Virginia’s incoming attorney general about his priorities for the office.

We’ll also hear the latest on a controversial water bottling plant proposed for Jefferson County. We’ll remember West Virginia’s first lady of gospel, and we’ll see why Google has asked to participate in a case before the West Virginia Public Service Commission.

Curtis Tate 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, Liz McCormick, Maria Young and Randy Yohe.

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Closing Classrooms, Capito’s Committee And Cat Cafes, This West Virginia Week

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

On this West Virginia Week, we’ll look at a creative way to find homes for stray cats. We’ll talk about school consolidation in Kanawha County. And we’ll take a deep breath and sort out some of our feelings about the 2024 election.

We’ll also hear from some of the winners from the election, from governor to U.S. Senate, but they weren’t all on the ballot. And we’ll find out what state lawmakers learned from their most recent interim session this month.

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

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A Second Special Session, Hurricane Helene’s Aftermath and Repurposed Power Plants, This West Virginia Week

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

On this West Virginia Week, we start with the legislature’s second special session of the year. The Governor’s original call for this special session prioritized childcare tax credits and cutting the income tax by 5 percent, but once lawmakers gaveled in, discussions quickly devolved.

Statehouse Reporter, Caelan Bailey will tell us about one measure on nuclear regulations that passed with the smallest margin of 73 yeas out of 91 votes cast.

Plus, we’ll hear about the devastation in the southeast from Hurricane Helene and how West Virginia’s National Guard will help recovery efforts.

Also, a ballot amendment could decide the fate of medically assisted suicide in West Virginia this November, a possible transition from coal power to natural gas and a community pushes back against a new city ordinance.

Emily Rice 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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Native American History, Navigating The Drought And A Look At A Local HIV Outbreak This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, we hear the traditional sounds of indigenous cultures, from farmers dealing with drought and a look at a local HIV outbreak.

On this West Virginia Week, we hear the traditional sounds of indigenous cultures as a West Virginia museum explores local Native American history.

We talk to a dietician about navigating food and diet information on social media and speak with farmers in the Eastern Panhandle as they navigate an ongoing drought.

We also hear about Charleston’s HIV outbreak in the first installment of a joint series between West Virginia Public Broadcasting and the Global Health Reporting Center, supported by the Pulitzer Center.

Chris Schulz 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, Liz McCormick and Maria Young.

Learn more about West Virginia Week.