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This week, author Silas House returns with a sweeping new novel. Also, some folks say, you have to fake it 'til you make it, even if you're trying to establish a state park. And, the story of the first Mothman sightings as written by a small town journalist in 1966.
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Lawmakers are working weekends and evenings now as we enter the seventh week of the 2019 West Virginia Legislative session. We’ll discuss a controversial Medicaid bill that originated in the House Finance Committee. It was reported to the floor at almost the last possible moment for consideration.
Senior Statehouse Reporter Dave Mistich joins host Suzanne Higgins to bring us the latest from the Capitol.
It’s also Social Media Monday, so we’re joined by Digital Reporter Shayla Klein in Morgantown.
HB 3136 – the Medicaid work requirement bill – is on the amendment stage in the House of Delegates.
Chantal Fields, Executive Director of West Virginians for Affordable Health Care, and Dr. Simon Haeder, a political science professor at the Rockefeller School of Policy and Politics at West Virginia University, join Suzanne Higgins to share their perspective on the bill.
HB 2452 create the West Virginia Cybersecurity Office. It passed the House of Delegates Monday, and it now moves to the Senate. Reporter Randy Yohe brings us this story.
On Tuesday, we’ll take a look at several criminal justice reforms bills and the support they have on both sides of the aisle.
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On this West Virginia Week, our voter's guide is out, and it has all the information you need to know about the upcoming general election in the state. Also, another lawsuit targets the state's public school funding formula. And, a million dollar giant troll is making its way to the woods of West Virginia.
This week, author Silas House returns with a sweeping new novel. Also, some folks say, you have to fake it 'til you make it, even if you're trying to establish a state park. And, the story of the first Mothman sightings as written by a small town journalist in 1966.
Silas House is a major voice for Appalachia. The Kentucky native has written more than 15 books and served as the state's poet laureate. His latest book is The Tulip Poplars, a sweeping novel about the lives of four people as they navigate friendship and forbidden love throughout the 20th century. Inside Appalachia's Mason Adams spoke with House.
With the midterm elections approaching, Us & Them host Trey Kay takes the Dinner Party to Huntington, where eight West Virginians from different generations and political perspectives gather around the table. Half the guests are under 30, and while they disagree on immigration, foreign policy, the media and the direction of the country, they also discover some unexpected common ground.