By Lori Kersey | Deputy editor
“We are putting these historic resources to work to improve the health of West Virginians and strengthen our workforce. By bringing healthcare closer to where people work, we can identify health problems earlier, better manage chronic conditions, and help more West Virginians stay healthy and on the job. These first awards are another important step toward transforming healthcare delivery across our state.” — Gov. Patrick Morrisey
Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Friday that $2.4 million of West Virginia’s Rural Health Transformation Program funding will go toward three organizations to expand employer-based health services. (Screenshot courtesy Morrisey’s office)
By Lori Kersey
The state of West Virginia will award $2.4 million of its federal Rural Health Transformation Program funding to three organizations to expand worksite and employer-based health services.
The Lincoln Walks at Midnight Statue sits in front of the West Virginia state Capitol building in Charleston, West Virginia. (Photo by Lexi Browning/West Virginia Watch)
By Amelia Ferrell Knisely
A new lawsuit brought by Mingo County parents seeks to stop universal expansion of the Hope Scholarship, the state’s education voucher program.
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Computers line the walls of a reentry center inside the Women’s Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Vandalia, Mo. Incarcerated women preparing for release can use the computers to search for employment and other resources while on parole. (Photo by Amanda Watford/Stateline)
By Amanda Watford
Women on parole report higher rates of housing instability, poor health and serious mental health and substance use disorders than men on parole and women who weren’t on parole, according to a new analysis from the nonpartisan think tank Council on Criminal Justice.
By Ariana Figueroa
WASHINGTON — For years, Jose Palma has advocated for immigrants with Temporary Protected Status who hail from countries deemed too unstable for return.
But as the Trump administration has stripped those humanitarian protections for nearly a million people, the Salvadoran national is uncertain if his own legal status will remain in place next week.
By Ariana Figueroa
WASHINGTON — A District of Columbia Superior Court judge Friday seemed inclined to bar any new felony charges against former Olympian David Hearn, after the Trump administration accused the Maryland man of damaging part of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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