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- Welcome to West Virginia Watch, a Charleston-based daily news outlet 🚀 launching 🚀 July 11 to cover state policy and politics. No pop-ups, no paywalls, no politicians running the show, just independent journalism. Sign up now for our newsletter:
- Emily Calandrelli, an engineer, will be the first woman from West Virginia to be an astronaut to travel to space. She’ll make the journey through a private flight company, reports @AmeliaKnisely. buff.ly/4d3WVbe
- COMMENTARY: Unfortunately, many male lawmakers in West Virginia time and time again show no respect for women, writes @Leann_Ray. buff.ly/3YymvAL
- A date has been set for a debate between Republican Patrick Morrisey and Democrat Steve Williams, both candidates for governor of West Virginia, reports @LoriKerseyWV. buff.ly/3TDcfnT
- The Democratic National Committee is sending $50,000 to West Virginia for this election cycle, targeting four state legislative races that both the national and statewide Democrats believe could be flipped back to blue, reports @caitycoyne. buff.ly/3XK2bum
- COMMENTARY: It’s time for West Virginia to stop honoring Stonewall Jackson who fought to enslave Black people, writes @Qking__. buff.ly/48zGYrz
- Yet another blow could be coming for Gov. Jim Justice’s family business empire as attorneys for the federal government are asking a court to hold 23 of the family’s coal companies in contempt for unpaid fines dating back a decade, reports @caitycoyne. buff.ly/3LVaf63
- A new filing from federal attorneys says 23 coal companies owned by Gov. Jim Justice’s family shouldn’t have entered into a 2020 settlement agreement if they knew they were unable to pay, reports @caitycoyne. buff.ly/3yM64a1
- Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Williams on Thursday challenged Republican opponent Patrick Morrisey to debate “the issues facing West Virginia voters,” reports @LoriKerseyWV. buff.ly/4ejdIaO
- WVU is wrapping up a publicly tumultuous year as national media have questioned how a land-grant university, particularly one in a poor state, can remain competitive after gutting World Languages, graduate math programs and more, reports @AmeliaKnisely. buff.ly/3xOt9b0
- COMMENTARY: If Gov. Jim Justice is running the state like he ran his own businesses, it’s no wonder so many agencies are struggling financially, writes @Leann_Ray. buff.ly/3M5EAPz
- The state of West Virginia spent more than $900,000 in 2023 sending a group of volunteers from the West Virginia National Guard to the southern border as part of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s controversial Operation Lone Star initiative, reports @caitycoyne. buff.ly/3zWolkO
- COMMENTARY: Last week an investigation from the Guardian confirmed what many in West Virginia have long assumed to be true — corporations, specifically the fossil fuel industry, have a captive hold on our state officials, writes @qkwva. buff.ly/4eQfWyP
