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West Virginia Law Expands School Counselor Requirements Amid Concerns over Staffing and Funding
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West Virginia Law Expands School Counselor Requirements Amid Concerns over Staffing and Funding

60% Center coverage: 5 sources
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Gov. Patrick Morrisey recently approved House Bill 3209, a bill that will require public and charter schools in the state to provide two counselors for every 1,000 students. Counties may follow the ratio of one…See the Story
Verizon’s Purchase of Frontier Could Reshape Broadband for over 300,000 West Virginia Customers
West Virginia · West Virginia

Verizon’s Purchase of Frontier Could Reshape Broadband for over 300,000 West Virginia Customers

67% Left coverage: 3 sources
The hearing room inside West Virginia’s Public Service Commission was filled with plain suits, heavy briefcases and growing anticipation.  At stake was control of an aging internet and landline system serving some 300,000 West Virginians. Verizon wants to buy Frontier Communications’ operations across the state.  But during a brief hearing last week, questions about the deal went largely unanswered: How much will Verizon invest in upgrading Fron…See the Story
Want to better understand and appreciate West Virginia? Read these books.
West Virginia · West Virginia

Want to better understand and appreciate West Virginia? Read these books.

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This article contains affiliate links. This means Mountain State Spotlight will receive a small commission if you purchase a book using links in the article. Ahead of West Virginia Day, Mountain State Spotlight asked readers to send book recommendations that highlight West Virginia and its authors.  We received over a hundred responses of published works that emphasize why thousands call this state home.  We’ve created a reading list using the o…Read Article

Gov. Morrisey directs overworked and understaffed CPS workforce to do better without more resources

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Gov. Patrick Morrisey vowed to transform West Virginia’s system meant to keep kids safe from abuse and neglect.  In a press release last month, he promoted “sweeping reforms” that included child protective services workers and their supervisors spending more time on cases — even though they don’t have enough time to do the work they’re tasked with now.  But the governor conceded that his plans were a first step. “This is not a comprehensive solu…West Virginia · West VirginiaRead Article

DOGE cuts would hurt West Virginians. Riley Moore is working to make them permanent.

100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Rep. Riley Moore, R-West Virginia, is leading the effort to make budget cuts, initiated by the Trump Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, legal.  Moore, a freshman Congressman who represents the northern half of the state, was tapped to lead the new work group billed as the “tip of the spear” for getting the cuts approved by Congress.  Last week, Moore helped usher through a bill that cut $9.4 billion from foreign aid and public…West Virginia · West VirginiaRead Article

Verizon Wants to Take over Frontier. Here’s What’s at Stake for West Virginians

100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Fifteen years ago, Verizon handed over its network of wired internet and phone lines to Frontier Communications in West Virginia.  Now, the company wants it back.  If Verizon’s deal to acquire the original network and its expansion is approved by state regulators, it would make the telecommunications giant the largest internet and phone provider in the state.  Since October, the West Virginia Public Service Commission had been waiting for detail…Hartford, Connecticut · HartfordSee the Story

A fight over utility pole upgrades threatens West Virginia’s billion-dollar broadband plan

Coverage: 2 sources
Jim Martin was fed up.  Inside a hearing room, the CEO of Bridgeport-based internet provider CityNet pointed a finger at lawyers for the state’s public utilities. “They’ve held a gun to our heads,” he said, raising his voice. “If they were policing their poles, there would be no extra costs for us.”  Throughout the hours-long hearing at the West Virginia Public Service Commission last week, other internet providers described mounting project del…Bridgeport, West Virginia · BridgeportSee the Story

How West Virginians in Mostly White, Rural Communities Lose in DEI Cuts

Coverage: 2 sources
During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump said he would end practices that lift up Americans who need a hand, calling them an attempt to “socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life.”  “We will forge a society that is colorblind and merit-based,” Trump said. Hours later, he signed an executive order ending DEI programs in the federal government. It was the first of many that would also target educati…Donald Trump · West VirginiaSee the Story

A West Virginia program helped kids grow healthy food. Now Congress is pulling out its roots.

100% Center coverage: 1 sources
For years, West Virginia kids have been screened for risk of diabetes, obesity and heart disease, families have spent food stamp money on locally grown fruits and vegetables and people with health problems have learned how food and exercise could heal their bodies. That work has been funded by a federal nutrition program called SNAP-Ed. In the budget legislation now being considered in the U.S. Senate, the funding for that program has been strip…Diabetes · West VirginiaRead Article

Morrisey called satellite internet a smart investment for West Virginia. His broadband team disagrees.

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Before West Virginia’s broadband plans were halted, state broadband officials drafted a plan to get West Virginians connected.West Virginia · West VirginiaSee the Story

Meet five West Virginians who depend on Social Security

100% Center coverage: 1 sources
President Donald Trump’s administration has cut jobs weakening Social Security, a poverty-prevention program, and proposed numerous other changes that threaten to dismantle it. More than one quarter of West Virginians rely on Social Security.  Here’s what some of them, including retirees, former foster kids and people with disabilities told us they’re thinking about and what they stand to lose, from health care to housing to dignity: A grandfami…West Virginia · West VirginiaRead Article

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