West Virginia
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Methadone prescription bill could ease restrictions for West Virginians
Senate lawmakers are soon expected to vote on the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act, legislation introduced this year by Republican Sen…
WV could lose hundreds of millions in Medicaid funding
Since West Virginia's Medicaid eligibility review began this spring, around 100,000 residents have been kicked off the rolls. Experts have said many …
WV utilities propose slashing energy credit in half for customers with solar panels
Major utilities in West Virginia, Mon Power and Potomac Edison, want to reduce the credit their solar customers get for producing power the utilities …
Federal legislation aims to protect kids from social media harms
Pressure is mounting on lawmakers to hold social media companies accountable for algorithms and other practices linked to eating disorders, …
WV residents can get help navigating Medicare open enrollment
With just a few weeks left until the end of Medicare open enrollment, experts in West Virginia say now is the time to compare current coverage to …
EPA cites hundreds of WV streams as impaired
The federal Environmental Protection Agency says West Virginia isn't accurately keeping track of how many of the state's streams are polluted…
Report: Minorities a majority in WV prison population
A new study of incarceration trends shows Black people are jailed at a rate three times higher than their white peers in West Virginia, even though …
Communities concerned about MVP pipeline water pollution, explosion risk
After a federal appeals court this week denied a request from a group of Virginia landowners to stop construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline on t…
Concern mounts over denied claims by health insurers, impact on West Virginians
Congressional Democrats are investigating Medicaid prior authorization practices and denied claims by private health insurers. According to a …
Rural regions bear brunt of nation’s nurse workforce crisis
In rural communities, severe staffing shortages have increased hospital wait times and worsened quality of care. According to the latest report by …
Volunteer water monitors: citizen scientists
Volunteer water monitoring is gaining popularity in West Virginia, and could help assess the impact on regional water quality of projects like the …
WV prison food: Rotten or poor quality, lawsuits, lack of oversight
West Virginia's contracts with Aramark Correctional Services have come under scrutiny after a lawsuit brought by incarcerated residents, alleging …