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  • Published on Feb 17, 2025

    Fixes to West Virginia’s foster care system proposed by lawmakers are only ‘tweaking around the edges’

    Over the last year, a group of lawmakers have met dozens of times in another effort to find solutions to the longstanding crisis in West Virginia’s foster care system.  As another legislative session began, those lawmakers recommended just three relatively …

    Source: Mountain State Spotlight - West Virginia - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 17, 2025

    Resolution ‘recognizing transgenderism as a mental disorder’ introduced into the W.Va. House

    CHARLESTON, W.Va (WDTV) - A resolution aiming to “recognize transgenderism as a mental disorder” was introduced into the West Virginia House of Delegates Monday. House Resolution 6, which is co-sponsored by Delegates Coop-Gonzalez, Sheedy, Brooks, Dillion, …

    Source: WDTV 5 - West Virginia - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 17, 2025

    Iowa’s abortion law is dangerously vague, Iowa health providers, advocates and Democrats warn

    Demonstrators gathered outside the State Capitol Building in Des Moines within hours of the Iowa Supreme Court’s decision striking down the injunction keeping Iowa’s near-total abortion ban at bay, June 28, 2024. — Anthony Scanga/Little …

    Source: Little Village Magazine - Iowa - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 17, 2025

    Health Care Heroes

    Educating health care workers is crucial in addressing the challenges faced by West Virginia’s diverse and often underserved populations. Comprehensive education programs provide essential knowledge and skills, enabling health care professionals to deliver …

    Source: West Virginia Executive - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 17, 2025

    Our Commitment to Health Care Expansion

    The expansion of health care facilities in West Virginia will help improve accessibility, enhance patient care and drive economic growth throughout the state. By bringing state-of-the-art medical services closer to home, these expansions will reduce travel …

    Source: West Virginia Executive - Neutral
  • Published on 05:25 GMT

    Officials weigh in on ‘Trump Mountain’ bill

    ELKINS — State Senator Robbie Morris, R-District 11, and Delegate Jonathan Kyle, R-District 66, have spoken out against the controversial House resolution that would officially rename Spruce Knob as “Trump Mountain.” Meanwhile, half of the resolution’s 12 …

    Source: The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia - Label Pending
  • Published on 05:25 GMT

    Lawmakers look at student discipline issues

    Photo by Steven Allen Adams Senate Education Committee Chairwoman Amy Grady, right, sitting, listens as Mary C. Snow Elementary School Principal Destiny Spencer, standing, left, explains her school’s successes at bringing the number of student suspensions …

    Source: The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia - Label Pending
  • Published on 06:22 GMT

    W.Va. Senate Committee Considers Additional SNAP Work Requirements

    |Photo courtesy of WV Legislative Photography| Members of the state Senate Workforce Committee listened Monday to an explanation of Senate Bill 249, expanding work and job training requirements for certain SNAP beneficiaries. CHARLESTON – A West Virginia …

    Source: The Intelligencer - West Virginia - Label Pending
  • Published on 06:24 GMT

    House subcommittee works on bills dealing with religious, political roadblocks to fostering children

    |Photo courtesy of WV Legislative Photography| Del. Jonathan Pinson takes questions Monday afternoon from Del. Anitra Hamilton during a discussion of House Bill 2033, relating to foster or adoption parents sincerely held religious or moral beliefs …

    Source: The Intelligencer - West Virginia - Label Pending
  • Published on 00:58 GMT

    WV Senate Workforce Committee advances bill expanding work requirements of food stamp recipients

    The Senate Workforce Committee on Monday advanced legislation that would expand the work requirements for West Virginians who receive benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps.  The bill would mandate …

    Source: West Virginia Watch - Left-wing
  • Published on Feb 17, 2025

    Facing Uphill Legislative Battle, LGBTQ Advocates Call Local Organizing Crucial

    For more than two decades, LGBTQ advocacy groups in West Virginia have called for the passage of laws that protect residents from discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Chief among them is the nonprofit Fairness West …

    Source: West Virginia Public Broadcasting - Label Pending
  • Published on Feb 13, 2025

    West Virginia Senate Introduces Bill to Ban Gender Transition Treatments for Minors

    CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The West Virginia Senate has introduced Senate Bill 279, a proposed law that would prohibit gender transition surgeries, treatments, and therapies for minors in the state. The bill, titled the Health and Natural Development …

    Source: Lootpress - West Virginia - Center-right
  • Published on Feb 13, 2025

    West Virginia State Senate Opens 2025 Legislative Session with Leadership Changes and Key Legislation

    CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The West Virginia State Senate convened just after noon today to officially begin the work of the 2025 Regular Legislative Session under the new leadership of Senate President Randy Smith (R-Preston). The session opened with a …

    Source: Lootpress - West Virginia - Center-right
  • Published on Feb 13, 2025

    West Virginia District 9 senator shares 2025 Legislative session goals

    CHARLESTON, WV (WOAY) – February 12 kicked off the Mountain State’s first legislative session for 2025. For many new lawmakers, it’s their inaugural experience at the capitol. It’s been a journey to get there, but the day that Brian Helton (R-Fayette | …

    Source: WOAY 4 - West Virginia - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 17, 2025

    Pennsylvania Politics: Shapiro Reveals 2025-26 Budget Plan

    Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, unveiled his 2025-26 budget plan on Feb. 4 in his third budget address to Pennsylvanians.  “Pennsylvania is on the rise, and we’re not gonna stop,” Shapiro said in his address. “We have the resources we need to …

    Source: The Etownian - Pennsylvania - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 17, 2025

    Vaping Epidemic

    In the past, smoking cigarettes was common as there wasn’t much information on just how harmful they were. Today, the severe health risks associated with smoking are well-documented, and the habit is widely frowned upon. However, a similar public health …

    Source: West Virginia Executive - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 17, 2025

    Ohio artist, with family support, planned her own death

    Trish Parker, 90, and two of her adult sons, traveled to Switzerland during Thanksgiving week. A prolific and decorated artist, Trish had long planned her own death. She wanted to leave this world on her terms. Patricia Ann Regenhardt, better known as …

    Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer - Ohio - Neutral
  • Published on Feb 17, 2025

    Your Child’s 504 Plan May Be in Peril

    February 16, 2025 What is Texas v. Becerra? Texas v. Becerra is a lawsuit filed by 17 states against the United States government that could effectively end 504 Plans for millions of students across the country. The lawsuit was filed in late 2024 by Texas …

    Source: ADDitude - Label Pending
  • Published on Feb 17, 2025

    Could Section 504 be ruled unconstitutional in response to lawsuit filed by Texas, 16 other states?

    LUBBOCK, TEXAS – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and 16 other state Attorneys General are engaged in a lawsuit at the federal district level against Xavier Becerra, the former Secretary of Health and Human Services, over a new rule in federal disability …

    Source: KSAT - Texas - Neutral

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