A new law redacts a donor’s employer from campaign finance statements, making it harder to determine who is funding a politician.
As the 2026 session came to a close, many of the state’s biggest challenges, from rising power bills to public schools, saw ...
Debate over issues West Virginians care about can last for hours during a 60-day legislative session. But no amount of floor speeches about clean water, saving lives from flooding ...
After Mountain State Spotlight reporting, West Virginia lawmakers passed bills expanding support for foster youth and kinship caregivers.
The West Virginia House of Delegates voted to unlock $38 million in medical marijuana funds for research and homeless ...
Ashley Bunch and her son Otis traveled to the West Virginia Capitol on Feb. 16, to advocate for clean drinking water. Photo by Henry Culvyhouse / Mountain State Spotlight Jake Frye doesn’t trust the ...
Federal broadband funding is coming, but WV lawmakers did little this session to help people struggling with their internet now.
Noel Mitchell, a health educator with the WVU Extension Family Nutrition Program, helps a student shop during a free kids market in Raleigh County. During kids markets, farmers come to schools and set ...
State agencies have worked alongside immigration officers to make unconstitutional arrests. Elected officials wouldn’t answer questions about it.
Going into the session, West Virginia’s failing public schools struggled to stay afloat. Legislators haven’t done much to help.
A compromise budget between the West Virginia House and Senate is on the governor’s desk with seven days left in the session. It does not provide enough funding for some critical needs facing the ...
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