A New Meaning to Struggling To Put Food On The Table
Governor Jim Justice has bragged recently about job growth and the budget surplus our state has enjoyed. But low-paying jobs and temporary jobs from pipeline construction and natural gas only provide a quick boost to our economy. It’s like drinking a Monster Energy drink when you’re sick and tired, instead of taking care of yourself. The overall symptoms of the state's problems continue to grow worse.
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Legislature says no raises for working West Virginians earning minimum wage
When the minimum wage goes up, most everyone’s pay increases. And working West Virginians earning minimum wage have not had a raise since 2015. Yet earlier this year, a bill to gradually raise the minimum wage to $12/hr. (about $25,000/yr) over three years didn’t get anywhere and was supported only by Democrats in the WV Legislature.
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A New Error for WV Education?
Senate President Mitch Carmichael penned a recent opinion piece in the Sunday Gazette-Mail entitled "A New Era for WV Education." Instead, we think it should be called "A New Error in Education."
Read More SharePatrick Morrisey Betrays WV Coal Miners and Their Families
Beholden to out-of-state corporate interests that spent millions in 2016 getting him elected, WV Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is using state tax dollars to support a national right-wing agenda to take health coverage away from millions of working families across America. The lawsuit, which looks increasingly threatening, would hit West Virginia especially hard, because if successful, it would also increase profits for coal companies by making it harder for disabled coal miners and their families to get black lung benefits.
WVU Student Honored for Pantry Program Helping Other Students
Roark Sizemore receieved Sodexo's Brady Scholarship for his work with Pantry Plus More
Hunger makes learning hard. What if kids could get extra food and hygiene supplies from a school-based food pantry to take home from school? That’s what a West Virginia county commissioner and high school student wondered and it led to an award-winning, first-in-the-state program.
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