Duncan Slade

2 months ago | cnhinews.com | Erin Beck |Duncan Slade |Tre Spencer |Sarah Elbeshbishi

This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight.

2 months ago | mountainstatespotlight.org | Erin Beck |Duncan Slade |Tre Spencer |Sarah Elbeshbishi

For the last 60 days, state lawmakers have had the chance to tackle the biggest challenges facing West Virginians: clean, reliable drinking water; affordable electricity; cheaper housing; better jobs; well-funded public education; transportation and finding reasonably-priced health care and treatment for addiction. At the stroke of midnight, time was up.

Mar 29, 2025 | wvgazettemail.com | Duncan Slade |Henry Culvyhouse

Electrician instructor Jeremy Smith stood at the lectern in the House Education Committee room to talk about a bill that would change a place that gave him a second chance. Smith said the legislation could hurt the Ben Franklin Career Center, which allowed a high school dropout like him to get a degree. Toward the back, a couple of delegates were talking amongst themselves. Smith asked if they had a question.

Mar 26, 2025 | bdtonline.com | Henry Culvyhouse |Duncan Slade

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Mar 25, 2025 | register-herald.com | Henry Culvyhouse |Duncan Slade

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