By Lori Kersey | Deputy editor
“Adults sometimes have a drink or something, and that doesn’t mean that that they should not be taken care of when they’re victims of sexual assault.”- Del. Kayla Young, D-Kanawha, who plans to introduce a bill to close an loophole in state law concerning voluntary intoxication in sexual offenses
Del. Kayla Young, D-Kanawha, plans to introduce legislation that would amend state law concerning sexual offenses. (Photo by Perry Bennett/West Virginia Legislative Photography)
By Lori Kersey
After a high-profile rape case at Cornell University highlighted what she considers a loophole that fails victims, a West Virginia legislator is joining lawmakers in 15 other states to change laws regarding sexual violence.
Kanawha school official declines to discuss role of Hope Scholarship in enrollment drop
By Henry Culvyhouse
Despite losing more than 900 students this new school year, the superintendent of West Virginia’s largest school district is reluctant to blame the Hope Scholarship and school choice options for enrollment decline.
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The price health insurance companies charge for employer-sponsored plans increased again this year, according to a survey by KFF. (Photo by krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images)
Cost of employer-sponsored health insurance plans rises again, nonpartisan survey finds
By Jennifer Shutt
WASHINGTON — The price health insurance companies charge for employer-sponsored plans increased again this year, as did the deductible many people must pay before those plans begin covering most healthcare costs, according to a survey released Thursday by the nonpartisan health organization KFF.
The Lincoln Walks at Midnight Statue sits in front of the West Virginia state Capitol building in Charleston, West Virginia. (West Virginia Legislative Photography)
How unfirm a foundation, O counties of West Virginia
By Andrew Donaldson
West Virginia’s founding math is slowly strangling the most vulnerable parts of the state to death.
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