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Brad McElhinny
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statewide correspondent for West Virginia MetroNews
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The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has filed two liens on claims of unpaid taxes by Senator Jim Justice and his wife Cathy, adding up to more than $8 million.
IRS claims Senator Justice owes $8 million in back taxes - WV MetroNews
The liens were filed by the IRS Oct. 2 with the Greenbrier County Clerk.
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In West Virginia, rallies took place in communities all across the state on Saturday, including the state capital in Charleston, university cities Morgantown and Huntington and smaller places like Keyser, Fayetteville, Romney and Wardensville.
At 'No Kings' rallies, West Virginians say they are not antifa militants, Hamas, haters or paid protesters - WV MetroNews
Participants said they were motivated by what they see as overreach by the Trump administration.
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Kanawha Circuit Judge Richard Lindsay denied a family’s religious exemptions claim to school vaccination requirements, with the judge concluding that the state has a compelling health interest in suppressing the spread of disease.
Another claim of religious exemptions to school vaccinations is denied, this time in Kanawha - WV MetroNews
The question before courts around the state is whether West Virginia's religious protections law passed in 2023 affects the compulsory school vaccination law.
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Officials announced the Mountain State Plugging Fund, a public-private collaboration between the State of West Virginia and Diversified Energy to work toward the retirement of oil and gas wells.
Hundreds of 'orphaned' oil and gas wells to be capped under state, Diversified Energy partnership - WV MetroNews
West Virginia has more than 6,500 documented orphaned wells, with thousands more undocumented.
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A family asserting deeply held beliefs to decline school vaccination requirements did not appear for a scheduled hearing in Kanawha Circuit Court today, leaving the judge who was already in a confusing situation in even more of an awkward spot.
Vaccine hearing is delayed, and judge starts thinking about how class action affects cases - WV MetroNews
The case in Kanawha County was filed on behalf of the family of an elementary school student, asking for a temporary injunction to allow the student to attend public school.
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Homeschool families reported delays in orders, often waiting over 10 days, raising concerns their children can't start lessons without needed materials, according to MetroNews documents obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request.
Homeschool families vented that Hope Scholarship purchasing system made lessons start late - WV MetroNews
Treasurer Larry Pack, in an interview, acknowledged ongoing concerns of families but said constant effort is being applied to improve the purchasing system.
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West Virginia needs to carefully balance implementation of work requirements for Medicaid with costs to the state and proceed with caution to be certain that people who are eligible for benefits aren’t knocked off the roles unnecessarily, a state legislative leader said.
Lawmakers watch West Virginia's implementation of work requirements for Medicaid - WV MetroNews
One of the new provisions is “community engagement requirements” of at least 80 hours per month of work, education or service for able-bodied adults without dependents. The requirement calls for…
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should I be saying “Gift Monday” or, as in the pod, “Monday Gift?”
A Raleigh County circuit judge presiding over a high-profile case about whether West Virginia’s religious freedoms law affects the school vaccination requirements in state code made three key rulings Wednesday at the start of a full day of courtroom activity.
Judge in case about religious exemptions to school vaccinations makes three rulings with big effects - WV MetroNews
Everyone involved in the case believes it's establishing a record for review by the state Supreme Court.
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Trump vowed Chicago would learn why the Defense Dept is now "called the Dept of WAR" and depicted himself as the amoral war monger Lt. Col. Kilgore.

The ‘Chipocalypse’ is now.

Troops are in the streets. ICE is using helicopters to raid buildings.

From me www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/federalism...
The ‘Chipocalypse’ is now
A training ground for the military?
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