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Between a repeal of the Common Core based education standards, a cut in the school aid formula and teacher layoffs, it’s a busy time in education in West Virginia. State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Michael Martirano address all three issues in a special extended interview.
Members of the House of Delegates debate amendments to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act while the chamber’s Judiciary Committee considers a bill to require voters to show a photo ID before casting a ballot.
In the Senate, lawmakers want to provide severance tax relief to the timber industry, but their amendment to a governor’s bill creates a $2.4 million budget hole for the Division of Forestry.
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In Mason County, West Virginia, new data center developments are changing local landscapes and communities. One of the computing campuses is also threatening a special stand of trees. Reporter Andrea “River” Peterson reports.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe changing colors of the leaves and the dropping temperatures of fall bring with them calls to get vaccinated against the flu. But in recent years, that call to action has expanded. We talk with Dr. Brian Huggins, Monongalia County health officer and medical director, about when to get vaccinated.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIt’s not often that we associate West Virginia's obesity rates with good news – but data released last month from the nonprofit Trust for America's Health finds West Virginia is one of just two states nationwide to show a significant drop in adult obesity rates. We find out what's causing the decline – and whether it's likely to continue.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Week, a mine operation in Kanawha County gets a WARN Notice, three Wyoming County Schools will remain closed until next week, and we learn the origins of the Flatwoods Monster.
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