I will never get used to or normalize emails where readers feel it is OK to sexualize transgender children or describe sex acts.

We should not accept speaking of any child in a sexual way as normal. These children are no exception.

Please don’t send these emails to anyone.

During the session, Kayla Young + 7 House Dems introduced legislation for a ballot measure to let voters decide whether a person has the right to “make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions.” It failed to go up for a vote.

Dem governor candidate Williams calls for abortion ballot measure to make special session agenda , Amelia Knisely reports buff.ly/4aiZMLL

Dang, the H-L is hiring a Breaking News/Digital Editor AND a Managing Editor! Exciting time for us & for you or someone you know who wants to work w/great people in a beautiful state.

Breaking news/digital editor:
journalismjobs.com/1686151-breaki…

Managing editor: journalismjobs.com/1686087-managi…

Just a reporter girl wondering if the special session will interfere with my beach vacation

New: Since Justice declared a state of emergency over the FAFSA fiasco, state higher education officials have identified 4,700 eligible for in-state financial help, including the Promise Scholarship.
“This is not those students’ fault,” a mother said.
westvirginiawatch.com/2024/05/02/jus…

Inbox: Democrat gubernatorial candidate Steve Williams Steve Williams launched a state-wide petition calling for Justice to include reproductive freedom on the agenda for the upcoming special session of the legislature.

Gannett is pausing a promised plan to restaff its smallest newspapers, meaning the company's outlets with few or no staffers are likely to stay that way for a while.
poynter.org/reporting-edit…

“The Legislature cannot and should not attempt to manage the day-to-day operations of the Executive Branch, but we can and we will change laws, regulations and funds when we are shown the need.”

Chainsaw demonstration was a big hit

#WVU is starstruck after astronomy professor gets rare honor of selection to National Academy of Sciences

story:

wvmetronews.com/2024/05/01/wvu…

New one for West Virginia Watch.

'Which do we want? A dated structure from the COVID era? Or a dated structure from the New Deal?'

westvirginiawatch.com/2024/05/01/fix…

I present to you: a West Virginia grandpa

My two year old -- who is feisty and never slows down to cuddle -- has a new sentence: 'I give you kiss' and gives you the best kiss. I cannot handle it.

A tax refund for parents is great (1) if they can find childcare and (2) if they can afford it upfront.

It isn’t possibly enough — we first have to stabilize pay for providers so they stay open + more.

⬇️ Governor: Child Care On Special Session Docket

wvpublic.org/governor-child…

I have declared a State of Emergency in West Virginia, waiving the FAFSA requirement to administer state aid like the Promise Scholarship and Higher Education Grant. The FAFSA rollout is a disaster, and kids are asking if they can even go to college.
governor.wv.gov/News/press-rel…

Appeals court majority says West Virginia Medicaid policies discriminate against transgender people

wvmetronews.com/2024/04/29/app…

Jeanne Whitefeather, charged with locking two of her adoptive children in a Sissonville shed, was back in Kanawha County Circuit Court today. Judge Akers denied a request from her attorney to lift her home confinement. She and her husband each posted a $200,000 bond in February.