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Lori Kersey

Charleston

Writer at Freelance

State Government Reporter at West Virginia Watch

State government reporter for @wv_watch. former @wvgazettemail. Cat/dog mom, crocheter. Send story ideas to [email protected]

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  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Amelia Knisely |Caity Coyne |Lori Kersey

    Several heavily damaged vehicles are shown in Wheeling Creek near Junior Avenue in Wheeling, W.Va. after flooding Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Amy Essington | Essington Creative)Six people were killed, including a toddler and teen, and dozens more displaced after up to 5 inches of rain caused flash flooding in parts of Ohio and Marion counties in West Virginia over the weekend. Three people were still unaccounted for in Wheeling as of Monday afternoon. AdvertisementAdvertisementGov.

  • 3 weeks ago | wvgazettemail.com | Lori Kersey

    While some Republican-led states have opted out of the federal initiative, West Virginia has launched the 2025 Summer EBT program to help low-income families pay for food during the summer months when children are home from school. This year, 11 states decided not to offer the federal program, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service.

  • 3 weeks ago | wvgazettemail.com | Lori Kersey

    While West Virginia employees prepare for their health insurance to take up more of their paychecks this summer, a special session may be coming in July — the same month those increases take effect — to deal with ongoing cost and sustainability challenges at the Public Employees Insurance Agency. At the finance board’s regular meeting Thursday, Chairman Eric Householder said the agency has been working with Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s office as he prepares to call the special legislative session.

  • 3 weeks ago | coalvalleynews.com | Lori Kersey

    While West Virginia employees prepare for their health insurance to take up more of their paychecks this summer, a special session may be coming in July — the same month those increases take effect — to deal with ongoing cost and sustainability challenges at the Public Employees Insurance Agency. At the finance board’s regular meeting Thursday, Chairman Eric Householder said the agency has been working with Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s office as he prepares to call the special legislative session.

  • 3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Lori Kersey

    The Public Employees Insurance Agency is proposing increasing premiums by 14% for state employees and by 16% for local government employees during the 2026 fiscal year. (Lori Kersey | West Virginia Watch)While West Virginia employees prepare for their health insurance to take up more of their paychecks this summer, a special session may be coming in July — the same month those increases take effect — to deal with ongoing cost and sustainability challenges at the Public Employees Insurance Agency.

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Lori Kersey @LoriKerseyWV
6 Jun 25

WV Legislature may be called for PEIA special session in July https://t.co/Vvdqcb74yk

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Lori Kersey @LoriKerseyWV
6 Jun 25

GOP lawmaker David Kelly tapped to oversee WV corrections system as jail overcrowding persists https://t.co/LZOSlid3Iq

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Lori Kersey @LoriKerseyWV
3 Jun 25

Job Corps ‘pause’ will affect at least one West Virginia location https://t.co/t0fCUHVcMw