We have a conversation with Marshall University's Turning Point USA chapter president. We also learn about a recently released horror film shot near Huntington, and the population decline in central Appalachia that may be getting worse.
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West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s Energy and Environment Reporter Brittany Patterson joins us again on The Legislature Today to lead a discussion exploring environmental issues in West Virginia. She brings us a special report from Minden, West Virginia, and she chats with a lawmaker in the House of Delegates who’s also an environmental scientist.
An explosive meeting in the House Government Organization Committee led to heated remarks on the House floor. In committee, members discussed an amendment to a bill that would have prevented adding protected classes not currently stipulated in state code when making changes to city regulations and requirements. As Senior Statehouse Reporter Dave Mistich reports, the amendment failed 10-12, but it sparked heated conversation about civil rights for the LGBTQ community.
Hundreds of West Virginians who have served in the military came to the Capitol with specific requests for lawmakers. Reporter Randy Yohe has this report.
Del. Evan Hansen, D-Monongalia, speaks with Reporter Brittany Patterson, and we hear updates to a decades-old environmental nightmare for the small Fayette County town of Minden.
We have a conversation with Marshall University's Turning Point USA chapter president. We also learn about a recently released horror film shot near Huntington, and the population decline in central Appalachia that may be getting worse.
This week, the region is known for exporting coal, but it’s losing people, too. Also, folk singer Ginny Hawker grew up singing the hymns of the Primitive Baptist Church, but she didn’t think of performing until she got a little boost from Appalachian icon Hazel Dickens. And, the chef of an award-winning Asheville restaurant was shaped by memories of growing up in West Virginia.
High winds Wednesday fanned more than 20 fires across the state, and the largest of those fires is still burning. Also, we speak with a journalist who has been covering population decline in central Appalachia.
Founded by assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA focuses its energies largely on college campuses like Marshall University. Mason County freshman Branson Tolliver is Marshall’s chapter president. He talks with Randy Yohe on the goals of this growing student movement.