On this West Virginia Morning, we visit the only Maronite church in West Virginia where one young man in the congregation is trying to keep the traditions alive. Also, we listen to this week’s Mountain Stage Song of the Week brought to us by Birds of Chicago.
Published January 14, 2021 at 9:58 AM EST Listen • 15:45
On this
West Virginia Morning, we look back to September, when a Black Lives Matter rally turned hostile after white supremacists showed up. Also, in this show, we hear updates on schools, vaccine distribution and statehouse news.
Lawmakers gathered in Charleston Wednesday, to prepare for the upcoming legislative session. As Emily Allen reports, the mostly ceremonial event involved officially selecting new leaders and publishing the results of the 2020 election.
Fully remote learning will no longer be an option for West Virginia’s Pre-K through 8th grade, starting next week. Virtual schooling, though, and flexibilities for county school districts will remain. Liz McCormick explains.
Published January 13, 2021 at 9:50 AM EST Listen • 14:11
On this
West Virginia Morning, there is precedent for a 50-50 deadlocked U.S. Senate to work together, but in this hyper-partisan, extremely divided climate, can that happen? We explore this in a conversation with a Marshall University political science professor. Also, we share the latest in state news.
Lawmakers and advocacy groups, pushing to remove West Virginia’s attorney general, shared new details in a press conference on Tuesday. As Emily Allen reports, Democratic lawmakers say they are drafting a resolution they hope to introduce in the state House of Delegates next month.
Published January 12, 2021 at 10:35 AM EST Listen • 15:10
On this
West Virginia Morning, we look back at President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps, which employed more than 3 million men and created thousands of parks across the country. Also, we hear the latest news and updates from West Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Congressman Alex Mooney of West Virginia objected Monday to an effort in the U.S. House of Representatives to remove President Donald Trump from office. As Dave Mistich reports, the House was set to consider a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to gather members of the cabinet and invoke the 25th Amendment.
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On this
West Virginia Morning, we explore how West Virginia’s colleges and universities tackled the pandemic last fall and what they re hoping to improve on in the spring. Also, we hear the latest news on a newly elected West Virginia delegate who took part in the insurrection in Washington, D.C., we hear a report from a mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic, and we have this week’s
Mountain Stage Song of the Week.
Pressure is mounting to remove a newly elected delegate from his office at the West Virginia statehouse after he posted a video online of himself taking part in Wednesday’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Dave Mistich has more.