This week, an international photographer turns his lens toward home. Also, after Hurricane Helene, whitewater rafting guides are adapting to diminished business and changed rivers. And, we remember Travis Stimeling. The author, musician and educator left a mark on mountain culture and the people who practice and document it.
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Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles Trump, R-Morgan, and fellow Senate Judiciary member Mike Romano, D-Harrison, join host Suzanne Higgins to chat about some of the recent legislation they’ve considered in committee as well as on the Senate floor. We also breakdown the recent changes to SB 451 – comprehensive education reform – made in the House of Delegates.
The House wasted no time in tweaking the Senate’s version of a sweeping education bill – SB 451. The House Education Committee started the day by unveiling a draft strike-and-insert amendment. Senior Statehouse Reporter Dave Mistich explains what that means and where the bill goes from here.
Del. John Mandt, R-Cabell, voted against tabling the education bill in the House of Delegates Tuesday. On Wednesday, he noted his wife is a teacher and that his election was endorsed by Future of 55, a political action committee that is opposed to SB 451. We bring you a clip from his remarks.
Thursday is Veterans Visibility Day at the Capitol, and it is also Environmental Day. We’ll bring you coverage of that and more here on The Legislature Today.
A West Virginia senator responds to questions about her vote on the congressional recission bill, and the head of a local foodbank shares her vision for what's to come when SNAP benefits go into effect.
This week, an international photographer turns his lens toward home. Also, after Hurricane Helene, whitewater rafting guides are adapting to diminished business and changed rivers. And, we remember Travis Stimeling. The author, musician and educator left a mark on mountain culture and the people who practice and document it.
On this West Virginia Morning, what West Virginia’s senior senator, Shelley Moore Capito, has to say about funding for public broadcasting after she and other Republicans vote for cuts. Plus, a photographer and filmmaker who grew up in West Virginia has turned the camera on the Appalachian region of his childhood.
On this West Virginia Morning, Chris Schulz examines a decision from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals this week to allow limits on the sale of abortion medications – even those medications that the FDA has deemed to be safe and effective. Plus, harm reduction programs are controversial – and opponents often point to figures that suggest they aren’t particularly effective.