Mountain State Spotlight: West Virginia News and Reporting
WEB4 days ago · Mountain State Spotlight is a nonprofit investigative newsroom that exists to give West Virginians the information they need to make our state a better place. As a nonprofit, we rely on your help to power our journalism. We are committed to lifting up voices that aren’t always heard and spotlighting solutions that are making a difference.
Here’s how Certificate of Need laws fit into the conversation about ...
WEBMar 5, 2021 · History: in brief. If you haven’t heard of certificate of need laws, you’re not alone. Starting in the early 1960s, states used CON laws to try to curb health care spending by making medical providers prove that a need existed before they could open new facilities or expand services to a community.. The rationale was that if providers flooded a community with more services than that ...
About Mountain State Spotlight
WEBAbout Mountain State Spotlight. Our mission is to help West Virginians improve our state by producing “sustained outrage” journalism that exposes abuses of power by government, business and other institutions. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, West Virginia was at a crossroads. West Virginia is struggling through an historic economic ...
2022 Capitol Tracker — Mountain State Spotlight
WEB2022 Capitol Tracker — Mountain State Spotlight. Track bills through the lengthy legislative process, contact elected officials, and follow live updates from our reporters.
West Virginia’s abortion ban, explained - Mountain State Spotlight
WEBSep 15, 2022 · West Virginia lawmakers pass near-total abortion ban. After weeks of debate behind closed doors, West Virginia’s Republican-dominated Legislature approved an abortion ban with limited exceptions for medical emergency and victims of rape or incest. by Ian Karbal September 13th, 2022.
How WV plans to spend $1 billion in opioid settlements
WEBDec 15, 2022 · Over the past few years, West Virginians have seen headline after headline detailing lawsuits against the retailers, manufacturers and distributors who fueled the state’s opioid crisis. From CVS and Walmart: $147 million. From Johnson & Johnson: $99 million. From distributors Cardinal, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen: $400 million.
Impending SNAP changes could push thousands off welfare
WEBMar 9, 2022 · The impending welfare changes are due to a 2018 law that overhauled the state’s use of SNAP. The measure, billed as a way to combat benefits fraud, requires SNAP recipients who are “able-bodied adults without dependents” to prove they are working or training for at least 20 hours a week or benefits are cut off after three months.
Tackling ‘persistent poverty’ in West Virginia
WEBJan 16, 2024 · 11 of West Virginia’s 55 counties are classified as “in persistent poverty” by the U.S. Census Bureau, having a poverty rate of 20% or higher continually for the past three decades. Datasets used include 1990 and 2000 Decennial Censuses, 2005-2009 and 2015-2019 American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Morgantown pharmaceutical plant’s fall started long ago
WEBAug 10, 2021 · MORGANTOWN — The announcement came a couple of weeks before Christmas: The Morgantown Mylan plant was closing and around 1,400 people would lose their jobs. County officials were outraged. Workers said they were blindsided. “I walked around in a daze,” one former employee previously told Mountain State Spotlight.
Philippi struggles following Alderson Broaddus closing
WEBby Erin Beck January 5th, 2024. Alderson Broaddus' campus is empty; it closed in August. Photo by Erin Beck. PHILIPPI — For the past century, students from all over West Virginia and the rest of the country came to Barbour County to study at Alderson Broaddus University. For many, the town of Philippi and the school were nearly synonymous.