This is such sad news www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

West Virginia’s top data center official shared his vision at a recent panel discussion for a citizen advisory council to help shape policy for major projects. The announcement comes as opposition to a proposed Tucker County data center continues to grow.

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NEW: Trump administration officials earlier this year killed a federal criminal investigation into the coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice, the Republican former governor of West Virginia and a close ally of the president’s. By @justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social

After a decade+ of nonstop pollution offenses, GOP Sen. Jim Justice's coal empire learned earlier this year that it was under federal criminal investigation. But before prosecutors could gather crucial evidence, Todd Blanche's office told them "pencils down."

"Pencils down." Trump Administration Killed Criminal Investigation of GOP @JimJustice_WV’s Coal Companies, by @mtredden.bsky.social and Avi Asher-Schapiro w/ @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social

Must-read new story from @propublica.org mountainstatespotlight.org/2026/06/08/t...

Leonard Leo’s power and influence stretch back decades. And he’s using it to get Judge Dan Greear elected to a full 10-year term on the WV Intermediate Court of Appeals.

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NEW: The man who helped build Trump’s Supreme Court has spent a quarter million dollars to sway West Virginia courts

Disappointing move by WVU www.thedaonline.com/opinion/edit...

2 workers dead in a West Virginia chemical leak? Only surprise is it doesn't happen more often. Important @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social story mountainstatespotlight.org/2026/04/29/w...

Early voting starts today. Before you head to the polls, check our primary voter guide for key names, dates and info you should know:

@mtnstspotlight.bsky.social 's 2026 Primary Voter Guide is now live! You can find key polling and ballot information for statewide and county-specific elections and candidates. Check it out: mountainstatespotlight.org/west-virgini...

The Kanawha Valley has a long history of chemical plant explosions, fires and spills...linked to unsafe practices at local plants and lax enforcement of rules meant to protect workers and the plants’ neighbors. mountainstatespotlight.org/2026/04/22/k...

Read this story from Country Roads News, a small, but mighty outlet in the mountains of West Virginia countryroads.substack.com/p/wv-house-s...

I'm asking for help covering the IG community. Please reach out if you have info and/or share with anyone you think might be receptive. Thanks 🙏 www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...

We found that Jeff Bezos paid *zero* taxes in 2007 and 2011. In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children. This is how he did it (published 2021):

UPDATE from @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social's @erinbeck.bsky.social on the federal judges in West Virginia rejecting Trump immigration crackdown: mountainstatespotlight.org/2026/02/04/t...

On Friday, ICE issued a press release touting immigrant arrests in WV, guaranteeing its narrative got traction. Look through your feed. You'll see what I mean. Here's @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social's account, which gives the full story of what's going on: mountainstatespotlight.org/2026/01/31/i...

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Even in West Virginia -- where 70 percent of the ballots were cast for President Trump -- there is strong opposition to the ICE raids and immigration crackdown. Read @erinbeck.bsky.social's @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social piece for the story the government's press release doesn't give you.

If you're hearing a lot about ICE arrests in West Virginia, you want to read this @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social story to understand what's really going on here: mountainstatespotlight.org/2026/01/31/i...

NEW: How Trump’s ICE raids in West Virginia are overstepping constitutional limits mountainstatespotlight.org/2026/01/31/i...

Believe your eyes www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

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