Medicaid is undergoing a major review to determine the eligibility of millions, but not everyone is getting the notice. For this Us & Them, we look at changes to a health care safety net program that serves more than 90 million low-income Americans.
State borders are now all important in determining access to abortion. Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, West Virginia’s only abortion clinic has moved across the border to Maryland to continue providing abortions.
HUNTINGTON — Little Free Library units painted in children’s storybook themes have allowed the Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District parkgoers to “take a book, leave a book” since 2016.
More than a quarter of the adults in West Virginia have a criminal record. That includes cases of all types, some with arrests that never progress to a conviction or jail time. Yet the records can show up years later in a background check and make someone ineligible for a job or a place to live. On this Us & Them episode, host Trey Kay looks at the road toward a second chance. Nearly every state now has some sort of process to seal or expunge a record depending on the crime. But some say giving a clean slate to someone with a record is dangerous.
SHEPHERDSTOWN — The Shepherd University Center for Appalachian Studies and Communities will offer a storytelling institute for West Virginia teachers July 22-26 featuring award-winning storyteller Adam Booth. Thanks to a