By Leann Ray | Editor-in-chief
“The way this has been handled, and some would say mishandled, has had real consequences. It’s time to set maybe the politics aside, come together for West Virginia’s kids.” — Jim McKay, state director of Prevent Child Abuse West Virginia
House Health Chair Evan Worrell, R-Cabell, has requested more detailed information on how Gov. Patrick Morrisey is spending federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funding. (Photo by Perry Bennett/West Virginia Legislative Photography)
By Amelia Ferrell Knisely
Gov. Patrick Morrisey has tied continued delays with the school clothing allowance program to a looming shortfall in the federal funding that pays for the program. School has started around West Virginia while that program continues to be held up.
Lorie Bragg has resigned as commissioner of the state’s Bureau for Social Services. (Photo courtesy of the West Virginia Department of Human Services)
By Amelia Ferrell Knisely
Lorie Bragg is no longer the commissioner of the state’s Bureau for Social Services, a position tasked with overseeing the troubled foster care system.
NATIONAL
A decades-old pumper truck owned by the Providence Fire Department in Rhode Island, where it’s used for events and ceremonies. Providence is one of dozens of cities accusing fire truck manufacturers of conspiring to suppress the supply of trucks, raising prices and driving up delivery times. (Photo by Janine L. Weisman/Rhode Island Current)
By Anna Claire Vollers
In the summer of 2023, a third of the fire engines owned by the fire department in Kansas City, Kansas, were unusable. Five of 15 pumper trucks were out of commission, and the department was waiting on parts from the manufacturer.
By Jennifer Shutt
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration will face challenges securing Senate confirmation after the committee chairman in charge of that process expressed doubts.
COMMENTARY
The West Virginia Legislature Capitol dome in Charleston, West Virginia. (Photo by Perry Bennett/West Virginia Legislative Photography)
By Andrew Donaldson
Somehow we are supposed to have efficiency in government while not having efficiency in how we talk to each other about government. No wonder we get more of the same but louder, faster, harder.
ICYMI
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