By Leann Ray | Editor-in-chief
Happy Sunday! Here's a roundup of this week's stories in case you missed them.
NEWS
A child eats a free breakfast through the county’s summer feeding program at Elk Center Elementary in Charleston, West Virginia, on June 10, 2026. (Photo by Marcus Constantino for West Virginia Watch)
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COMMENTARY
During the 2022-23 school year, West Virginia’s average per-pupil expenditure was $14,909 — a total that includes state, local and federal money. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
Stories from the States
Despite a hard push by Republicans to bolster their chances of retaining control in Washington by redrawing congressional districts to the party’s advantage, Democrats are in a good position to gain several seats in the U.S. House in November.
And which party controls the U.S. Senate after January is now a true toss-up, according to The Cook Political Report.
Historically, the party that’s out of power picks up seats in the midterm cycle.
In Episode 48, you’ll hear from Erin Covey, who leads The Cook Political Report‘s coverage of the U.S. House of Representatives. Cook’s analysts have recently moved 15 House races in the Democrats’ direction, and say it’s realistic that the party could also take a majority in the U.S. Senate amid a worsening political environment for the GOP.
Covey is keeping an eye on U.S. House races in Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas, along with the Senate races in Alaska, Iowa, Ohio and Texas.
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