West Virginia Will Drug Test Poor People Who Need Welfare
West Virginia becomes the latest state to make some welfare applicants pee in a cup. The post West Virginia Will Drug Test Poor People Who Need Welfare appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleTwo West Virginia County Clerks Are Refusing People’s Online Voter Registrations
Could this be the Kim Davis story of voter registration? The post Two West Virginia County Clerks Are Refusing People’s Online Voter Registrations appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View Article6 Years After Coal Blast Killed 29, Former Coal Baron Heads To Jail For...
This is believed to be the first time a high-ranking corporate executive will see prison time for workplace safety convictions following an industrial accident. The post 6 Years After Coal Blast Killed...
View ArticleAs Fracking Chemicals Reach A Creek Companies Fight Against A Fracking Waste Ban
Fayette County is trying to be the first in West Virginia to keep fracking waste from its borders, but companies are pushing back. The post As Fracking Chemicals Reach A Creek Companies Fight Against A...
View ArticleThe ‘Vicious Cycle’ Of Rural Drug Addiction
Once an addict runs out of prescription medication, "there are few rural programs available to help them with the next step. What is available is heroin. It's a completely vicious cycle" The post The...
View ArticleHillary Clinton Is Promising Tough Love To Openly Hostile Coal Country
"We're going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business." The post Hillary Clinton Is Promising Tough Love To Openly Hostile Coal Country appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleScientists Just Pinpointed Another Example Of Fracking’s Environmental Impact
The fracking waste site got a new state permit to dispose of brine in underground injection wells late last year. The post Scientists Just Pinpointed Another Example Of Fracking’s Environmental Impact...
View ArticleWest Virginia Democrats Just Nominated A Climate Denying Coal Baron...
He told West Virginians that he will make sure the state “mines more coal … than has ever been mined before.” The post West Virginia Democrats Just Nominated A Climate Denying Coal Baron Billionaire...
View ArticleHow Anti-Coal Bernie Sanders Won Coal Country
Sanders unarguably is more anti-coal than Clinton. So what gives? The post How Anti-Coal Bernie Sanders Won Coal Country appeared first on ThinkProgress.
View ArticleThe Majority Of West Virginia Is Under A State Of Emergency After Floods...
At least four have died, and hundreds of thousands left without power, following devastating floods in West Virginia. The post The Majority Of West Virginia Is Under A State Of Emergency After Floods...
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After years of pleading, West Virginia town nears Superfund priority status
After years of pleading with regulators for assistance, residents of the town of Minden, West Virginia were finally able to claim victory on Tuesday when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
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West Virginia teachers want to teach legislators a lesson at the ballot box
CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA – Teachers aren’t turning out to be the easy villains Republicans here seemed to expect. “Growing up, you had certain people you always looked up to and teachers were one of...
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A guide to how Democrats can take back the House in the midterms
Two years after President Donald Trump’s stunning upset win (despite receiving nearly three million fewer votes than his opponent), Democrats have a long-awaited chance to regain control of one (or...
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West Virginia lawmaker compares LGBTQ community to the KKK
The 2018 election may have launched a “rainbow wave” of LGBTQ candidates into office, but that doesn’t mean that states and municipalities are suddenly safe and inclusive places for LGBTQ people. Such...
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West Virginia lawmaker says there’s no reason to punish him for comparing...
West Virginia Del. Eric Porterfield (R) is in the national spotlight after making a series of homophobic comments comparing the LGBTQ community to the Ku Klux Klan, among other things. Members of...
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Trump’s empty pledge to revive coal is only punishing Appalachia
President Donald Trump and his political backers have ignored the possibilities of economic diversification beyond coal in Appalachia. During his two years in office, Trump has claimed the coal...
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West Virginia legislature kills bill to expand private, charter schools...
Hours into their strike Tuesday, educators in West Virginia secured a win when the state legislature killed a controversial bill that would have provided charter and private school vouchers to their...
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West Virginia teachers strike highlights widespread fears about charter schools
On Tuesday and Wednesday, West Virginia teachers went on strike to protest a bill that would allow charter schools to operate in the state and allocate money toward private school vouchers — and they...
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As Ilhan Omar endures anti-Muslim racism, most lawmakers in Congress remain...
The West Virginia statehouse on Friday allowed an Islamophobic organization to display an anti-Muslim poster targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress. WV Act...
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Amid strikes in multiple states, students take a stand in support of their...
Almost a year ago, when Kentucky teachers rallied at the state capitol in Frankfort to denounce Gov. Matt Bevin’s (R) pension bill and demand increased school funding, Amelia Loeffler, then a...
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