By Leann Ray | Editor-in-chief
“Presumably children were never intended to be impacted by this law, but I think the data that we’re seeing in West Virginia and across the country is clear that children are losing SNAP as a result of the implementation and the new restrictions to SNAP in this law.” — Kelly Allen, executive director of the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy
In West Virginia about 4,000 fewer children have Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits about a year after the One Big Beautiful Bill passed. (Photo by Lori Kersey/West Virginia Watch)
By Lori Kersey
About 4,000 fewer West Virginia children have federal food assistance benefits as of May, a year after President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed last summer, according to data from the state Department of Human Services.
NATIONAL
Elementary school kids go through the lunch line. Cuts to the nation’s largest food assistance program may cause students to lose access to free breakfast and lunch. (Photo by Marcus Constantino for West Virginia Watch)
By Kevin Hardy
Cuts to the nation’s largest food assistance program will likely spill over into schools, causing students to lose access to free breakfast and lunch.
By Jennifer Shutt
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House approved a short-term government funding bill Tuesday that would avoid a shutdown this fall once President Donald Trump signs it.
By Jacob Fischler
The U.S. Postal Service rushed the development of electronic tools to comply with a Trump administration policy placing new restrictions on mail-in voting, and defied a court order to stop work on the system, according to an explosive whistleblower complaint published Tuesday by Democratic U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
By Ashley Murray
WASHINGTON — As public opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court flags amid decisions that have roiled the nation, Democrats renewed calls ahead of the midterms to expand the high court, while House Republicans are considering a constitutional amendment this week that proposes to cap the number at nine.
COMMENTARY
President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird, attend the dedication of the Summersville Dam in Summersville, West Virginia, on Sept. 3, 1966. (West Virginia State Division of Culture and History photo)
By Andrew Donaldson
The sight of a family on the shores of Summersville Lake, adults cooking on a fire while scattered children explore an inlet, is a common and relatable scene for many West Virginians over the last 60 years.
ICYMI
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