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On the latest episode of The Legislature Today, Speaker Tim Armstead discusses two bills union members across the state are speaking out against: Right-to-Work and a repeal of the state’s prevailing wage. Both are measures the Republican supports.
In the House, that prevailing wage bill is heading toward a vote by the full body after members of the Committee on Government Organization approved the bill Wednesday. A repeal was also proposed during the 2015 session, but members of the Legislature instead passed a bill to recalculate the wage.
Local county health departments are grappling with a proposed $4 million proposed budget cut from Gov. Tomblin, a reduction of nearly 25 percent. While local health officer determine the impact the cut will have on locally provided services, one state Senator is proposing a regionalization of administrative positions to help ease the burden on programs.
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On this West Virginia Morning, some unusual things are happening in the leadup to the state's primary elections next month. A Marshall political science professor shares some perspective.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWith the war in Iran now in its second month, many questions remain about the motivations for and the objectives of the conflict. Ace Parsi’s family left Iran for the U.S. because of the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s. He shared his perspective on the situation with reporter Chris Schulz.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAmerica’s rural hospitals are closing at an alarming pace. That’s become a concern in many parts of West Virginia. We look at nearby Tennessee, which has the highest hospital closure rate in the nation – but also some shining examples of hope. WPLN’s Health Reporter Catherine Sweeney takes us to Linden – a Tennessee town where the shuttered hospital there has recently reopened.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWe’ve long known that smoking can cause lung cancer. But what about air pollution? As The Allegheny Front reports, a new Appalachian study finds a connection.
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