According to the West Virginia Department of Education, 241,024 children receive an education within the Mountain State. However, do they all thrive under the same educational model? How does the state’s education system impact family decisions to move here? As reported on the WVDE zoomwv ...

I typically don’t write about national politics in this space. When I do cover national politics, it is usually through the lenses of West Virginia’s congressional delegation. My focus tends to be on state-level politics. However, last week’s temporary freeze on federal grant funding by ...

In the heart of Appalachia, teachers, service personnel and other public employees tackle growing challenges in the work we do each day. While our mission is fulfilling, it can be incredibly draining and stressful. West Virginia public employees face a challenge that becomes more urgent each ...

As chairwoman of the West Virginia Senate’s Health and Human Resources Committee, I am keenly aware of our state’s struggle with opioid use disorder and the overdose crisis. Leaders throughout West Virginia have worked long and hard to come up with strategies and implement policies and ...

As debates rage about health care regulation, West Virginia’s Certificate of Need law has come under increased scrutiny, but the reality is this program plays an important role in helping ensure access to care. Critics argue that this program stifles competition and drives up costs. However, ...

As Wheeling’s new mayor, Dennis Magruder, holds his first State of the City address today it is important to acknowledge the new mayor’s unprecedented weaknesses. This is a part of healthy governance and not an attack (which we acknowledge this administration is sensitive to). It’s not ...