On this West Virginia Morning, decorative pumpkins and Jack O’Lanterns can find a second life on your table and in the garden. We explore ways to reuse fall decorations. Also, we have the latest edition of our occasional series, Almost Heavens.
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With just one day left in this regular legislative session, both the 2016 and 2017 budgets remain unbalanced.
Secretary of Revenue Bob Kiss details the House, Senate and Governor’s proposals to fund state government, but the loss of several bills means none of the proposals can be approved for the 2017 fiscal year.
Senators have voted to approve a bill that would require West Virginia voters to show some form of identification before casting a ballot and the House approved a bill that allows voters to determine if restaurants and wineries in their county should be allowed to sell alcohol on Sunday mornings.
Another measure making its way through the House would call an Article Five Convention of States to amend the U.S. Constitution. Both chambers took up a similar provision last session, but ran out of time on the final night.
On this West Virginia Morning, decorative pumpkins and Jack O’Lanterns can find a second life on your table and in the garden. We explore ways to reuse fall decorations. Also, we have the latest edition of our occasional series, Almost Heavens.
More than 500 residents of Mercer County are about to find out if they have been chosen for a rare opportunity. They have applied for a Guaranteed Minimum Income program through the nonprofit Give Directly, which uses funds from wealthy benefactors to give cash benefits to those in need.
We have a conversation with Marshall University's Turning Point USA chapter president. We also learn about a recently released horror film shot near Huntington, and the population decline in central Appalachia that may be getting worse.
This week, the region is known for exporting coal, but it’s losing people, too. Also, folk singer Ginny Hawker grew up singing the hymns of the Primitive Baptist Church, but she didn’t think of performing until she got a little boost from Appalachian icon Hazel Dickens. And, the chef of an award-winning Asheville restaurant was shaped by memories of growing up in West Virginia.