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Fifty-seven days into the West Virginia Legislature’s 60-day session, lawmakers have done little to pull some of the state’s public schools from the brink of financial collapse.

Early in this session, Hancock County’s school system announced its ability to make payroll was at risk, and joined six other county school systems taken over by the state Department of Ed...


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During the last week of the session, West Virginia lawmakers are racing to pass tax breaks and loosen regulations on the ailing coal industry.

The legislative push comes even as coal production continues to decline.

For years, energy experts have warned that


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Hundreds of West Virginians died last year from drug overdoses, at a rate higher than any other state and nearly twice the national average. Deaths have d...


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A compromise budget between the West Virginia House and Senate is on the governor’s desk with seven days left in the session. It does not provide enough funding for some critical needs facing the state.

While highlights include a 5% cut to the income tax and a 3% pay raise for state employees, the budget offers little help for four existential issues facing West V...


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Lawmakers cleared a key hurdle Wednesday to free millions of dollars in the state’s medical marijuana fund.

In October, Mountain State Spotlight reported $34 million collected from fees and taxes from the medical marijuana progr...


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