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The Senate Finance Committee has approved a bill to increase the tobacco tax on cigarettes by $1 a pack.
West Virginia University Health Sciences Executive Dean Dr. Clary Marsh says the increase will be enough to discourage West Virginia smokers and will likely increase the health outcomes for vulnerable populations like pregnant women and children.
Dr. Marsh discusses the tobacco tax, as well as what WVU is doing to combat substance abuse in West Virginia.
The Senate votes on a bill to expand broadband access in rural West Virginia, and debates another to allow fantasy sports gaming. In the House, Delegates attempt to amend a bill that would require voters show some form of identification to vote.
Representatives of the AARP and West Virginia Nurses Association discuss a bill that lifts some restrictions on nurse practitioners ability to practice in the state.
On this West Virginia Morning, we learn about the new brood of cicadas emerging across Appalachia, plus listen to a musical performance by singer-songwriter Darrell Scott.
On this West Virginia Morning, we hear about an Appalachian Trail community resurging after Hurricane Helene, plus efforts to restore hundreds of acres of mine land across Appalachia.
On this West Virginia Morning, the public is invited to do some archeology at Fort Warwick, and students in Pocahontas County learn & gain opportunities in the outdoors.
This week, Inside Appalachia, the Appalachian Prison Book Project has been sending books to incarcerated people for nearly 20 years. Its most popular book is the dictionary. Also, the Seeing Hand Association brings together people who are visually impaired to learn the craft of chair caning. And, crossing a river by ferry can be a special experience, and hard to come by. On the Ohio River, a retiring ferry captain passes the torch to his deck hand.