Mountain State Spotlight: West Virginia News and Reporting
Jan 3, 2025 · Mountain State Spotlight is a nonprofit investigative newsroom that exists to give West Virginians the information they need to make our state a better place.
Digital 2024 Impact Report — Mountain State Spotlight
Table of contents View this impact report as a pdf Introduction Making West Virginia Better Four years ago, West Virginia was at a crossroads: substance abuse ripping families apart, the coal-based economy bottoming out, trust in government cratering, and a global pandemic bearing down. Legacy media organizations were struggling. …
West Virginia 2024 Election results - Mountain State Spotlight
President, Governor, Senate, House and the Legislature: Real-time results for West Virginia's federal, state and county candidates elections.
Mercer Co. mobile home park residents reckon with new owners
Dec 8, 2024 · Tenants also allege they were faced with sudden lot rent increases, effectively terminating leases. They also allege company representatives demanded they sign new leases with lower lot rent increases with prohibitions from signing onto lawsuits or face substantial price hikes if they didn’t.
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Starlink spreads in West Virginia even amid federal scrutiny
Nov 22, 2024 · Now, as West Virginians continue to search for answers, Starlink could soon be in line for more of the flood of federal dollars to expand broadband.. The company’s owner, Elon Musk, is not only the richest person in the world, but he spent $200 million to help Donald Trump get back to the White House. And Trump has already said …
New data shows West Virginia homelessness numbers are climbing
Jul 16, 2024 · A decade ago, the state published a 54-page plan to end homelessness in West Virginia by 2020. The plan included housing placement and providing resources to those already experiencing homelessness. But officials didn’t focus on the plan, and it was largely forgotten as the problem got worse.. Then last year, lawmakers passed SB239, a bill that required a new report on the issue.
WVSU case against Union Carbide declared a mistrial
Nov 19, 2024 · The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency initially announced the discovery of contaminated groundwater at the Institute chemical plant in a 1984 report documenting environmental pollution in the Kanawha Valley. The discovery prompted the federal agency to issue corrective measures over the next three decades to address the pollution.
What are West Virginia’s marijuana laws? - Mountain State Spotlight
Jul 23, 2024 · Over the last decade, West Virginia delegates and senators have argued about and modified the state’s marijuana laws. Although lawmakers legalized the drug for medical purposes in 2017, the debate over how to regulate it has continued, with politicians proposing different bills that could make marijuana possession either more or less punishable by the courts.
Joseph de Soto - Mountain State Spotlight
When asked by Mountain State Spotlight “What’s one thing you want West Virginia voters to know about your platform?” the candidate replied:. I am a religious Conservative , former combat vet and physician running for the average citizen. I have written over 500 articles on gun rights, life, parental rights, low taxes, locality pay, no more inventory tax, farm relief.