Mountain State Spotlight: West Virginia News and Reporting
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Mountain State Spotlight is a nonprofit investigative newsroom that exists to give West Virginians the information they need to make our state a better place. As a nonprofit, we rely on your help to power our journalism. We are committed to lifting up voices that aren’t always heard and spotlighting solutions that are making a difference.
Here's some of what passed the W.Va. Legislature- Mountain State …
WEBApr 11, 2021 · The West Virginia Legislature has concluded its 60-day session after passing nearly 300 bills. In the last hours of the session Saturday night, lawmakers advanced a bill aimed at President Joe Biden’s executive actions on gun control and another that will almost certainly close life-saving harm reduction programs in the state.
Tackling ‘persistent poverty’ in West Virginia
WEBJan 16, 2024 · 11 of West Virginia’s 55 counties are classified as “in persistent poverty” by the U.S. Census Bureau, having a poverty rate of 20% or higher continually for the past three decades. Datasets used include 1990 and 2000 Decennial Censuses, 2005-2009 and 2015-2019 American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Southern WV residents need more help to reverse decline
WEBMay 31, 2022 · McDowell County towns like Keystone have been on the decline for decades. Here, the remaining residents aren’t sure what the future might hold. Some are looking to the already-stretched county government to step in. At the same time, county officials say they need more help from the state, or from the federal government.
Here’s how Certificate of Need laws fit into the conversation about ...
WEBMar 5, 2021 · History: in brief. If you haven’t heard of certificate of need laws, you’re not alone. Starting in the early 1960s, states used CON laws to try to curb health care spending by making medical providers prove that a need existed before they could open new facilities or expand services to a community.. The rationale was that if providers flooded a community with more services than that ...
2022 Capitol Tracker — Mountain State Spotlight
WEB2022 Capitol Tracker — Mountain State Spotlight. Track bills through the lengthy legislative process, contact elected officials, and follow live updates from our reporters.
Report shows West Virginia jail officials knew about SRJ issues
WEBDec 20, 2023 · by Henry Culvyhouse and La Shawn Pagán December 20th, 2023. In April 2022, public outcry about conditions at West Virginia’s Southern Regional Jail reached a fever pitch. For weeks, media outlets had been reporting serious mistreatment and neglect of people held at the jail. They were deprived of …
What to know about the future of abortion in WV - Mountain …
WEBMay 3, 2022 · Update, June 24, 2022: On Friday, the Supreme Court overruled Roe v.Wade, the longstanding court precedent that protected the right to an abortion, in a 6-3 decision that will have sweeping impacts across the nation.. Shortly after the ruling was released, West Virginia’s lone abortion provider said on Facebook that they would stop providing abortion care until further notice.
Thousands of West Virginians remain jailed, awaiting their day in …
WEBFeb 18, 2021 · Despite a raging pandemic and bail reform efforts, thousands of West Virginians remain jailed, awaiting their day in court. Jail overcrowding isn’t new. But as COVID-19 spreads, it’s become increasingly dangerous. by Douglas Soule February 18th, 2021. Tammy and John Hammond, shortly after John's release from jail.
Frontier’s latest compromise with W.Va. regulators: $200 million …
WEBDec 19, 2020 · Frontier Communications, its union and state regulators have reached a tentative deal that would allow the troubled telecommunications giant — a chief culprit in West Virginia’s broadband woes — to emerge from bankruptcy. The company, currently under scrutiny for its poor telephone and internet service, will spend $200 million in West ...
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