Morrisey proposes raises for West Virginia state employees in 2026 westvirginiawatch.com/2025/12/11/m...

Lawmakers should reimplement the Presidential Fitness Test for students as a part of West Virginia’s application for funding through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, legislators were told Tuesday. Lori Kersey reports.

Decorated Iraq war veteran urges Purple Heart award for WV National Guard members shot in D.C. westvirginiawatch.com/2025/12/09/d...

HUD helped this disabled West Virginian get housing. Funding cuts could send people like him back into homelessness. mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/12/07/h...

Health committee leaders for both the West Virginia House of Delegates and Senate say they’re not planning bills to change vaccine requirements during the upcoming 2026 session, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social

House, Senate health committee leaders don’t have plans for vaccine exemption legislation in 2026 westvirginiawatch.com/2025/12/05/h...

Changes to federal funding could make hundreds of West Virginians homeless, advocacy group says westvirginiawatch.com/2025/12/03/c...

The West Virginia Supreme Court has temporarily suspended a ruling from a Raleigh County judge that would have allowed students to attend school with a religious exemption to the state’s school vaccination requirements, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

WV Supreme Court halts ruling that would have allowed students religious exemption to vaccines westvirginiawatch.com/2025/12/02/w...

Foodborne illnesses increase but no outbreaks reported after direct raw milk sales legalized in WV westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/27/f...

Two members of WV National Guard shot, killed in Washington, D.C., Morrisey says westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/26/t...

Gov. Patrick Morrisey has posted that the two guards members shot are part of the West Virginia National Guard. One did not survive.

West Virginia families statewide who have a religious or philosophical objection to the state’s school vaccination requirements must be allowed to attend school, a Raleigh County judge ruled on Wednesday, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

WV lawmakers sign national letter opposing federal preemption over AI regulation westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/26/w...

Psychiatric treatment facility for children to close in Cabell, reducing state’s options for kids westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/25/p...

W.Va. man dies months after his health insurance repeatedly denied cancer treatment westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/20/w...

There are more than 13,000 homeless students in WV, and statehouse efforts to help them stalled westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/20/t...

The agency that distributed nearly half of all clean syringes provided to drug users in West Virginia last year will end its syringe service program next month, officials confirmed to West Virginia Watch on Wednesday, reports @caitycoyne.bsky.social and @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

Federal audit says WV failed to properly investigate bulk of child abuse and neglect referrals westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/17/f...

West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack is pushing lawmakers to increase teacher salaries during the upcoming legislative session, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

West Virginia 211 helpline sees 1,680% increase in calls — mostly for food — during SNAP delay westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/17/w...

Trump Administration Proposes a Drastic Cut in Housing Grants www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...

Dozens turn out for PEIA rate hike hearing in Charleston westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/14/d...

WV SNAP recipients will get full benefits Thursday or Friday, Morrisey says westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/13/w...

WV SNAP recipients will get full benefits Thursday or Friday, Morrisey says westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/13/w...

Missing West Virginia coal miner found dead in flooded Nicholas County mine, governor says westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/13/m...

UPDATE: The U.S. House approved a spending package that will reopen the government and end the longest shutdown in the nation’s history, once President Donald Trump signs the legislation into law.

Government to reopen after 43 days: US House sends bill to Trump ending record shutdown westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/12/r...

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is coming to an end, but the central issue that caused it — the staggering cost of health care — isn’t going away anytime soon. nyti.ms/4nLPJoT

Judge rules WV National Guard’s deployment in D.C. is lawful; dismisses case without prejudice westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/10/j...

Wheeling to close exempted homeless camping site next month westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/11/w...

Partial SNAP benefits still delayed in WV because of tech issues, governor says westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/10/p...

WV emergency food bank funding decreased in state budget ahead of SNAP freeze westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/06/w...

Delayed SNAP benefits worsen West Virginia’s child hunger problem, communities rally to feed kids westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/05/d...

A decision could come next week regarding whether the WV National Guard deployment in D.C. is lawful westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/03/a...

SNAP changes in ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will affect 36K West Virginia residents beginning this month westvirginiawatch.com/briefs/snap-...

West Virginians insured through the federal government’s health insurance marketplace should expect some sticker shock when shopping for 2026 plans, but experts say it’s important they follow what’s happening in Washington, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

What’s changing for West Virginians who have health insurance through the federal marketplace westvirginiawatch.com/2025/11/03/w...

Trump administration blocked from cutting off SNAP benefits as two judges issue orders westvirginiawatch.com/2025/10/31/r...

Important topic from @lorikerseywv.bsky.social "It costs about $145k per year for a nursing home, and keeping someone at their home or community is around $25k...So not only is home the place where folks want to stay & get care, but it’s also more cost effective”

More than a quarter of West Virginia adults say they’re caregivers, a large increase from past years westvirginiawatch.com/2025/10/30/m...

With federal food assistance in peril as a federal government shutdown persists, Gov. Morrisey announced Tuesday the state would contribute “up to $13 million” to the state’s two food banks, reports @caitycoyne.bsky.social and @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

Judge lifts restraining order, Morrisey’s sale of state own hospitals can be finalized this week westvirginiawatch.com/2025/10/29/j...

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