Pearls are prized gemstones that have been crafted into jewelry for millennia. They can be found in the wild, but they’re also cultivated on farms. We hear a report from North America’s lone freshwater pearl farm located along Kentucky Lake in Tennessee.
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Democratic Senators continued with attempts to slow or kill a bill that repeals the state’s prevailing wage, but the GOP majority maintains the bill will help West Virginia’s economy.
Sean O’Leary with the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy and John Deskins with the West Virginia University Bureau of Business and Economic Research discuss the possible economic impacts of the bill that will be up for passage in the Senate Thursday.
Sen. Ryan Ferns and Del. Joe Ellington, chairs of the Health Committees, discuss the efforts lawmakers are undertaking to curb substance abuse in West Virginia, including a bill to drug test public assistance recipients.
In the House, the Labor and Industry Committee amends a governor’s bill that would fine natural gas well site and pipeline operators for not reporting accidents within a timely manner to the state Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
One year after President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, West Virginians took to the streets Tuesday to express their frustrations with recent policy changes at home and in Washington.
Pearls are prized gemstones that have been crafted into jewelry for millennia. They can be found in the wild, but they’re also cultivated on farms. We hear a report from North America’s lone freshwater pearl farm located along Kentucky Lake in Tennessee.
If you’re looking to sign up for a new gym membership this year, it’s worth looking into whether your health insurance will help with some or all of the cost. And, soaring electricity costs and the slow growth of renewable energy.
The West Virginia Legislature returns to Charleston and Gov. Patrick Morrisey delivered his State of the State address. Also, flu cases are rising in surrounding states. What does that mean for West Virginia?