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Gov. Patrick Morrisey has tied continued delays with the school clothing allowance program to a looming shortfall in the federal funding that pays for the program. School has started around West Virginia while that program continues to be held up.

As lawmakers —both Republican and Democratic —


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Somehow we are supposed to have efficiency in government while not having efficiency in how we talk to each other about government. No wonder we get more of the same but louder, faster, harder. 

In ancient Rome there was a job titled nomenclator, taken from the Roman way of naming things, who was an assistant or slave explaining who folks were and what they were...


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Lorie Bragg is no longer the commissioner of the state’s Bureau for Social Services, a position tasked with overseeing the troubled foster care system.

Bragg officially stepped into the role in May of last year within Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s administration. She confirmed the exit to West Virginia Watch on Wednesday. 

“I was grateful for the opportunity to do tha...


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ROCK CAVE, W.Va. — Sarah and Ricky Mathes waited out July’s deadly storms in the only home they know — a 30-foot camper off of a gravel road in the rural community of Rock Cave in Upshur County, West Virginia....


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The state of West Virginia is committing $145 million to address the longstanding water infrastructure issues that plague residents in the state’s southern coalfields, according to an announcement from Gov. Patrick Morrisey.

The monetary commitment comes after Morr...


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