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Report: West Virginia Families Need Congress To Pass Stimulus
A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation found since March, 17% of families with kids in the Mountain State often go hungry.

A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation found since March, 17% of families with kids in the Mountain State often go hungry.
The state could move away from coal and generate more than 70% of the state's electricity using wind and solar power by 2035.
Too few families struggling to make ends meet are able to access cash assistance from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
Regulators and West Virginia agencies are rewriting environmental rules again to pave the way for massive gas line.
As of December 1, more than 1,150 people serving time and correctional officers have contracted the virus.
In West Virginia, before COVID-19 struck, the state had 7,100 clean-energy jobs. Now, the number is down to about 6,000; a 13.5% decline.
West Virginia aims to reduce the number of foster children with mental-health disabilities in residential treatment to about 700 by 2024.
Conservation groups are applauding a federal court ruling that blocks permit approval to construct the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
West Virginians can rest easy, as state officials say rules are in place to protect voters.
A coalition of West Virginia groups protested in Charleston against Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito's support of the nominee.
The bill is intended to complement the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which the U.S. House passed in June.
A tract of land that once housed surface mines is being repurposed as a public recreation area for West Virginians.
In 2019, an estimated 13,000 kids in the Mountain State went without health coverage, an almost 45% hike in three years.
West Virginia is highlighting telehealth options to help providers better support their patients.
The event supports an American Lung Association program that's addressing a gap in resources for Black and Brown communities.
Interest in the Trump-Biden race is high, but so is concern about in-person voting during the pandemic.
Each West Virginia taxpayer is on the hook for $6,300
West Virginia, especially, has seen a spike in opioid overdoses since the start of the pandemic.
The ACLU is calling on West Virginia's secretary of state to automatically mail absentee voter applications.
With the 2020 presidential election upon us, activists of both political parties are urging voters to hit the polls.