Some more bills that passed during the legislative session: Good: SB 273, “to allocate and station child protective services workers by county based on population, referrals and average caseload” […]
Editorials
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 8
The West Virginia Legislature has finally wrapped up its regular legislative session. As we expected, the last few days were a marathon of chaos, with many bills just barely passing […]
The point where ethics and profits intersect
While the West Virginia Legislature debated making insulin more affordable, one pharmaceutical company surprisingly stepped up. On March 1, Eli Lilly announced it would limit monthly patient out-of-pocket costs to […]
3 trains derail per day. They shouldn’t
An empty CSX coal train derailed in Summers County Wednesday when it crashed into a landslide, injuring three crew members. Saturday, a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Springfield, Ohio. Ironically, […]
Conservative values cast aside, Congress wages war on ‘woke’
While we’ve been largely focused on what’s been happening in Charleston lately, we’ve also had our eye on Washington, D.C., and the culture war backlash happening there. Last week, Congress […]
Lazy legislating the culture wars
Sifting through national commentaries lately, we’ve been struck by a sense of déjà vu. Syndicated columnists, editorial boards and less-frequent commentators are addressing many of the same political issues we’re […]
Legislature’s math isn’t adding up
The House of Delegates Finance Committee advanced a $4.6 billion budget Wednesday, but it doesn’t account for upcoming changes to PEIA nor a compromise on tax cuts. Earlier in the […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 7: In memoriam
In this special edition of “The Good, the Bad and the Stupid,” we will honor a number of bills that could have improved West Virginia for the better but are […]
Double whammy for SNAP recipients
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients will suffer one blow this month when they get their March benefits, which will no longer include the pandemic-era increase despite still astronomical food […]
A note on Dilbert comics
As many of you may already know, Scott Adams, creator of the comic Dilbert, recently made several racially insensitive comments, including referring to Black people as “a hate group.” As […]
