And the last draft bill, Child Welfare Transparency, was proposed by Senator Vince Deeds, R-Greenbrier, and this one would ...

A couple of the states with the highest poverty rates also experienced either sluggish declines since 2012 or, in the case of West Virginia, for example, an outright increase in poverty.

Those in West Virginia who will govern for the next period face a major dilemma. They will face a population that resides in ...

Mountain State Spotlight traveled all over the state this election season talking with voters. Here is a list of things they want fixed in their state.

West Virginia’s rate of 6,000 kids in the welfare system leads the nation, with leading factors being substance use, poverty, ...

In places like Garner's home state of West Virginia, where generational poverty is a barrier to children's success, early childhood education is fundamental to breaking the cycle of poverty.