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A new book called "Appalachian Plants: In the Garden, In the Yard, and In the Wild" explores some of the history and lore of plants that have been used by many in the region. Inside Appalachia’s Mason Adams spoke with author Linda Hager Pack and illustrator Pat Banks about their book.
Budget, Policy Expert Talks Microgrids And Tax Revenues
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On this episode of The Legislature Today, microgrids are one of Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s top legislative priorities this year, and House Bill 2014 is the vehicle to bring more of them to the state. But county officials came to testify earlier this week against the diversion of local property taxes from those facilities to the state. Curtis Tate talks with Kelly Allen of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy about this issue.
The Senate met Thursday morning to go over the first half of bills in the final stages of consideration. Several bills passed narrowly, and many more were left to be considered after our broadcast deadline. Briana Heaney reports from the morning’s bills.
With session winding down, members of the House convened for an hours-long floor session Thursday. Jack Walker has this story.
And concerns over the economy, job futures, DEI changes and more extend beyond the legislature in Charleston. Randy Yohe went out earlier Thursday to gauge student concerns on Marshall University’s campus.
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A new book called "Appalachian Plants: In the Garden, In the Yard, and In the Wild" explores some of the history and lore of plants that have been used by many in the region. Inside Appalachia’s Mason Adams spoke with author Linda Hager Pack and illustrator Pat Banks about their book.
A Charleston man accused of a fraudulent scheme related to the COVID-19 pandemic is one of 33 people prosecuted for such crimes through the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Anyone applying to be foster, kinship or adoptive parents, household members, certain employees and volunteers who work with children and vulnerable adults, can now submit background checks through an online portal.
State leaders including Gov. Patrick Morrisey and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito reacted positively to the announcement Monday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will abandon Biden-era rules that force coal-burning power plants to capture most of their CO2 emissions.