Millions who buy their health insurance on Affordable Care Act marketplaces will pay higher premiums next year, reports @chatlanis.bsky.social.

COMMENTARY: Hulett C. Smith, who served as the governor of West Virginia from 1965 to 1969, is still admired for his progressive policies and significant contributions to the state. None that have followed him have even come close to the high standard he established, writes Robert Beanblossom.

Trump has scaled back a Biden-era program that aimed to close the digital divide, especially in rural areas, reports @amelianews.bsky.social and @maddyfitz.bsky.social.

President Donald Trump announced Monday that his administration believes it’s found one contributing factor of autism and a possible treatment, though experts have said such claims are inconclusive and not backed by scientific evidence, reports @jennifershutt.bsky.social.

A new Trump administration rule bars immigrants living in the United States under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) from buying health insurance from Affordable Care Act marketplaces, reports @chatlanis.bsky.social.

At a public hearing last Thursday for two proposed natural gas plants in Mingo County, resident Pam Surber had a message for regulators from the state Department of Environmental Protection: “We were here first.” @caitycoyne.bsky.social reports.

President Trump, Vice President Vance and several Cabinet officials spoke at a memorial ceremony Sunday in Arizona for the late conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, whom Republicans are crediting as a force behind Trump’s second presidency, reports @ashleymurray.bsky.social.

In Jackson County, some children don’t have a bed to sleep in. They’ll sleep on couches, on the floor or doubled up with siblings. Former House of Delegates member Steve Westfall decided to do something about it. @amelianews.bsky.social reports.

The Trump administration Friday made an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to pause a district court's order that blocked the Department of Homeland Security from ending temporary protections for roughly 350,000 Venezuelans, reports @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social.

From @georgiarecorder.com: The top vaccine advisory committee at the CDC voted Friday to change long-standing recommendations around COVID-19 vaccine access for children and adults, though a proposal to require prescriptions for all individuals seeking the shot narrowly failed.

The U.S. House passed a resolution Friday honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk and condemning his assassination, reports Shauneen Miranda.

This year alone, more than a dozen states have passed laws regulating AI in health care, according to Manatt Health, a national health services firm, reports @acvollers.bsky.social.

U.S. House Republicans passed a seven-week stopgap government funding bill Friday, sending the legislation to the Senate, which needs to approve it before Oct. 1 to avoid a shutdown, reports @jennifershutt.bsky.social.

The state of West Virginia has pushed back closing on the sale of its four long-term care facilities to Oct. 31. The hospitals, many of which are deteriorating, typically serve elderly patients using Medicaid, reports @amelianews.bsky.social.

Just days after federal data revealed average reading, math and science scores dropped among certain grades since before the coronavirus pandemic, a U.S. Senate panel on Thursday picked apart the root causes and methods for students’ academic improvement, reports Shauneen Miranda.

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to approve dozens of nominees, acting on a rule change GOP leadership made last week that allows the chamber to confirm some of the president’s appointees in large batches instead of one at a time, reports @jennifershutt.bsky.social.

A federal judge Thursday barred the Trump administration from deporting unaccompanied children to Guatemala, finding that the administration’s claim of reuniting the children with their parents there “crumbled like a house of cards,” reports @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social.

Advocates Thursday raised alarm over immigrants with special deportation protections facing detainment across the country, as the Trump administration continues its aggressive mass deportation campaign, reports @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey is asking for public input on West Virginia’s application for millions of dollars in federal funding meant to target rural health, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

West Virginia First Foundation chair Matt Harvey announced Thursday that he will be resigning from the organization’s board as he awaits confirmation to a federal post.

The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling and allow the president to fire Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook, reports @jennifershutt.bsky.social.

The CBO announced that if lawmakers permanently extend the enhanced tax credits for people who buy their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, it would cost $350B over 10 years and increase the number of those with health insurance by 3.8M, reports @jennifershutt.bsky.social.

Democratic U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Delia Ramirez of Illinois joined advocates Wednesday outside the U.S. Capitol to blast proposed cuts to education spending, reports Shauneen Miranda.

COMMENTARY: As for the current Gov. Patrick Morrisey, I suspect his proposed artificial intelligence farms are part of a secret plot to manufacture and sneak in robot West Virginians programmed to vote anti-woke, write Harold Branam.

Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill have entered a stalemate over whether to fund the government for seven weeks or begin a shutdown that could last considerably longer, amid high partisan tensions, reports @jennifershutt.bsky.social.

At least 17 states have taken steps to ensure broader access to the COVID-19 vaccine since last month, when the federal government significantly restricted eligibility for the shot, reports @chatlanis.bsky.social.

Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez testified before a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday that she was fired after just 29 days because she refused to pre-approve vaccine recommendations or fire career officials for no reason, reports @jennifershutt.bsky.social.

The Raleigh County judge overseeing a lawsuit in a legal battle over West Virginia’s mandatory school vaccination requirements has ordered the state’s newly appointed health officer to testify next month, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

Rural hospitals are less likely to offer obstetric services after they’ve been acquired by a larger health system, leading to mixed outcomes for mothers and babies, according to new research, reports @acvollers.bsky.social.

COMMENTARY: If you scroll through social media, you’ll see our members of Congress and special interest groups practically begging West Virginians to believe that the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” is good for us. But West Virginians know a bad deal when we see one, writes Kelly Allen.

Caregivers of Alzheimer’s disease patients and others are invited to attend a free conference in Charleston next month, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

DEP is holding a public hearing on Thursday for community members in Mingo and Logan counties to share thoughts and concerns regarding a pending permit application to construct two data centers and connected natural gas plants near Gilbert, reports @caitycoyne.bsky.social.

From the @utahnewsdispatch.com : Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray announced that his office has filed charges against 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, accused of shooting and killing conservative influencer Charlie Kirk during a crowded outdoor speaking event.

U.S. House Republican leaders released a seven-week stopgap government funding bill Tuesday that’s intended to avoid a shutdown when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1, reports @jennifershutt.bsky.social.

An appeals court late Monday rejected the Trump administration's request to move ahead with firing Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, as the president tries to pressure the independent board to lower interest rates, reports @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social.

Marshall University President Brad Smith and his wife, Alys Smith, have donated $50 million to a university program designed to eliminate student debt, reports @amelianews.bsky.social.

The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office released a report Monday concluding FEMA violated the law “when it withheld or delayed the obligation of” funding Congress approved for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program and the Shelter and Services Program, reports @jennifershutt.bsky.social.

President Donald Trump Monday directed Tennessee's National Guard deployed to the Democratic-led city of Memphis, following similar actions in the District of Columbia that Trump has said were needed to tackle crime, reports @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social.

Poverty dropped last year nationwide and in 38 states, according to census estimates released Thursday, reports Tim Henderson of @stateline.org.

COMMENTARY: “In God We Trust” signs will do nothing to feed the hungry children in West Virginia, improve low math and reading proficiency or give underpaid teachers a raise, writes @leannray.bsky.social.

After funding doubts, the state’s Family Treatment Courts received a $1 million grant to continue over the next year. But long-term funding is still in question as the courts will need a financial investment from lawmakers in the successful judicial program, reports @amelianews.bsky.social.

President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday it will redirect $495 million in additional funding to historically Black colleges and universities as well as tribal colleges, reports Shauneen Miranda.

A West Virginia woman is celebrating this week after winning $1 million by playing the West Virginia Lottery’s Powerball, reports @caitycoyne.bsky.social.

As Democratic lawmakers in blue states enact shield laws to protect abortion medication prescribers, their Republican counterparts are filing a flurry of bills to restrict access, reports @acvollers.bsky.social.

COMMENTARY: Nothing can really change for Appalachia’s people — no matter how many government programs or anti-poverty initiatives — until we break the pattern of absentee land ownership that has defined and damaged our region for more than a century, writes Jim Branscome.

Funding for 17 research projects at West Virginia University has been cancelled or suspended, including federal research dollars axed by President Donald Trump. The Republican president cancelled billions of dollars in research money for universities, reports @amelianews.bsky.social.

A Friday lawsuit from a civil rights group accused the Trump administration of bypassing deportation restrictions on immigrants slated for removal by sending them to Ghana and having the West African nation deport them to their countries of origin, reports @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social.

Planned Parenthood clinics throughout the country began telling Medicaid patients Friday that their routine health care appointments will no longer be covered as a federal court order takes effect, reports @jennifershutt.bsky.social.

West Virginia Democratic lawmakers kicked off their statewide tour Thursday in Huntington, fielding questions from local residents concerned about paying their bills, their local schools and health insurance, reports @amelianews.bsky.social.

The U.S. Department of Justice is sharing state voter roll information with the Department of Homeland Security in a search for noncitizens, the Trump administration confirmed, reports Jonathan Shorman.