This week, in the 1920s, Oscar Micheaux was an entrepreneur filmmaker in western Virginia. He became a world-renowned director and producer. Also, Kentucky’s poet laureate lives down the road from what has been called the country’s most lethal cryptid. Attempts to spot it have led to deaths. And, we talk soul food with Xavier Oglesby, who’s passing on generations of kitchen wisdom to his niece.
Delegates Discuss Needs Of State Foster Care System
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On this episode of The Legislature Today, issues with Child Protective Services (CPS) and the state foster care system are persistent. The West Virginia Legislature faces questions on how to correct the problems that arise every year.News Director Eric Douglas speaks with Dels. Jonathan Pinson, R-Mason, and Hollis Lewis, D-Kanawha, to get their take on the issue.
Also, in this show, the House of Delegates this week hit a significant deadline and can no longer introduce new bills this session. The Senate will hit the same milestone next week.
The Senate advanced multiple bills this week that could have a big impact across the state. They include bills to allow the use of mobile devices by CPS workers in child abuse and neglect investigations, another would offer a long-acting reversible contraception to male and female patients receiving methadone and suboxone, and another bill would create the Office of Healthy Lifestyles within the state Department of Health.
Both chambers also advanced state budget bills, the only bill the legislature is constitutionally required to pass. The budget is expected to include a 3% pay raise for public employees, a 3% increase to the employer share of PEIA and a personal income tax cut. Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s proposed budget included a 5% cut, but he has asked lawmakers to find another 5% to make a total tax cut of 10% this year.
Finally, our student report this week comes to us from Nevaeh Siggers and Jenna Walker. They explain a variety of actions in the legislature that involve teachers in West Virginia.
The Legislature Today is West Virginia’s only television/radio simulcast devoted to covering the state’s 60-day regular legislative session.
Watch or listen to new episodes every Friday at 6 p.m. on West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
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The Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom recently wrapped up a month-long series about signal species. These are animals, plants and other organisms that offer us clues about the changing world around us – if you pay close enough attention. LPM’s Bill Burton sat down with deputy managing editor John Boyle to discuss how the series came together with our partners in Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia.
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