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Lori Kersey @lorikerseywv.bsky.social · 1d

Kanawha County judge dismisses religious vaccination exemption lawsuit westvirginiawatch.com/2025/10/17/k...

Kanawha County judge dismisses religious vaccination exemption lawsuit • West Virginia Watch

A Kanawha judge ruled against a mother seeking a religious exemption to the state’s school compulsory vaccination law on behalf of her son.

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Lori Kersey @lorikerseywv.bsky.social · 4d

West Virginia is the last state with greyhound racing; new federal bill would end it westvirginiawatch.com/2025/10/14/w...

West Virginia is the last state with greyhound racing; new federal bill would end it • West Virginia Watch

A bill in Congress would ban greyhound racing nationwide, outlawing the country’s last two remaining greyhound racetracks in West Virginia.

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Lori Kersey @lorikerseywv.bsky.social · 9d

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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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Lori Kersey @lorikerseywv.bsky.social · 11d

New Medicaid work requirements will cause enrollment to decline, WV lawmakers told westvirginiawatch.com/2025/10/06/n...

New Medicaid work requirements will cause enrollment to decline, WV lawmakers told • West Virginia Watch

Some West Virginia Medicaid recipients will lose their health care when new federal work requirements go into effect in 2027.

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Lori Kersey @lorikerseywv.bsky.social · 12d

Parties in WV vaccine case differ on how religious freedom should apply to philosophical beliefs westvirginiawatch.com/2025/10/06/p...

Parties in WV vaccine case differ on how religious freedom should apply to philosophical beliefs • West Virginia Watch

The West Virginia Department of Health argues that when it comes to school vaccine requirements, there should be no difference between religious and philosophical objections to the shots.

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Lori Kersey @lorikerseywv.bsky.social · 16d

Government shutdown over health care subsidies that would help West Virginians brings many impacts westvirginiawatch.com/2025/10/01/g...

Government shutdown over health care subsidies that would help West Virginians brings many impacts • West Virginia Watch

The federal government began a shutdown early Wednesday morning after the deadlocked U.S. Congress failed to approve a funding bill.

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Lori Kersey @lorikerseywv.bsky.social · 16d

West Virginia jails renting beds to ICE to hold immigrant detainees, making state at least $330K westvirginiawatch.com/2025/10/02/w...

West Virginia jails renting beds to ICE to hold immigrant detainees, making state at least $330K • West Virginia Watch

The West Virginia corrections division is expected to make at least $330,000 for housing ICE detainees in three West Virginia jails.

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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 17d

WV School Board President Paul Hardesty said Wednesday that lawmakers — not education officials — are responsible for addressing the school closures and consolidations that are increasing across the state, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

WV school board presidents calls on legislators to address school closures, consolidation • West Virginia Watch

State School Board President Paul Hardesty said that lawmakers are responsible for addressing increasing school closures and consolidations.

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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 19d

This year marks the 25th anniversary for the Problem Gambling Help Network, which runs the state’s 24-hour 1-800-Gambler helpline. The network is operated by First Choice Services and funded through the West Virginia Lottery, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

West Virginia’s Problem Gambling Help Network turns 25 • West Virginia Watch

By the time Beth Roach reached out to West Virginia’s Problem Gambling Help Network, her gambling addiction had nearly cost her her life.

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Lori Kersey @lorikerseywv.bsky.social · 19d

ICYMI: WV’s Goldenseal magazine to go digital westvirginiawatch.com/briefs/wvs-g...

WV’s Goldenseal magazine to go digital • West Virginia Watch

West Virginia’s traditional life magazine Goldenseal will transition from a paid print publication to a free online publication.

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Lori Kersey @lorikerseywv.bsky.social · 19d

West Virginia’s Problem Gambling Help Network turns 25 westvirginiawatch.com/2025/09/29/w...

West Virginia’s Problem Gambling Help Network turns 25 • West Virginia Watch

By the time Beth Roach reached out to West Virginia’s Problem Gambling Help Network, her gambling addiction had nearly cost her her life.

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Lori Kersey @lorikerseywv.bsky.social · 22d

WV’s Goldenseal magazine to go digital westvirginiawatch.com/briefs/wvs-g...

WV’s Goldenseal magazine to go digital • West Virginia Watch

West Virginia’s traditional life magazine Goldenseal will transition from a paid print publication to a free online publication.

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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 23d

Aaron Siri, a New York-based attorney, has represented federal health secretary RFK Jr. and the anti-vaccine Informed Consent Action Network. Now, Siri is representing parents in their lawsuit against the WV and Raleigh County boards of education, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

Lawyer who represented RFK Jr., anti-vaccine group represents plaintiffs in WV vaccine lawsuit • West Virginia Watch

BECKLEY, W.Va. — Aaron Siri stood at a podium in a third-floor courtroom of the Raleigh County Courthouse in Beckley earlier this month. Consulting a legal pad of notes, the attorney cross examined…

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Lori Kersey @lorikerseywv.bsky.social · 23d

Lawyer who represented RFK Jr., anti-vaccine group represents plaintiffs in WV vaccine lawsuit westvirginiawatch.com/2025/09/25/l...

Lawyer who represented RFK Jr., anti-vaccine group represents plaintiffs in WV vaccine lawsuit • West Virginia Watch

BECKLEY, W.Va. — Aaron Siri stood at a podium in a third-floor courtroom of the Raleigh County Courthouse in Beckley earlier this month. Consulting a legal pad of notes, the attorney cross examined Dr...

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Lori Kersey @lorikerseywv.bsky.social · 24d

Trump and RFK Jr. are making claims about autism. What do medical experts say? westvirginiawatch.com/2025/09/23/r...

Trump and RFK Jr. are making claims about autism. What do medical experts say? • West Virginia Watch

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stirred up major concerns when he announced the administration would release a report revealing the causes of autism.

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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · 24d

As volunteers around the country prepared last week for Save a Life Day, an annual naloxone giveaway event, Kanawha County saw a stark reminder of the need for the opioid overdose reversal drug, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

Free naloxone day event to be held in all 50 states this year • West Virginia Watch

As volunteers around the country prepare for Save a Life Day, Kanawha County saw a stark reminder of the need for the overdose reversal drug.

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Lori Kersey @lorikerseywv.bsky.social · 24d

Free naloxone day event to be held in all 50 states this year westvirginiawatch.com/2025/09/24/f...

Free naloxone day event to be held in all 50 states this year • West Virginia Watch

As volunteers around the country prepare for Save a Life Day, Kanawha County saw a stark reminder of the need for the overdose reversal drug.

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Lori Kersey @lorikerseywv.bsky.social · 29d

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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · Sep 17

The Raleigh County judge overseeing a lawsuit in a legal battle over West Virginia’s mandatory school vaccination requirements has ordered the state’s newly appointed health officer to testify next month, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.

Judge orders state health officer to testify in WV vaccine exemption lawsuit hearing • West Virginia Watch

The Raleigh County judge overseeing a lawsuit over school vaccination requirements has ordered the state’s health officer to testify.

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West Virginia Watch @westvirginiawatch.com · Sep 17

Caregivers of Alzheimer’s disease patients and others are invited to attend a free conference in Charleston next month, reports @lorikerseywv.bsky.social.