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Amelia Ferrell Knisely

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AG McCuskey takes issue with Kanawha County policy on Hope Scholarship and special ed students

AG JB McCuskey calls on state officials to intervene after Kanawha County Schools stripped special ed status from Hope Scholarship students who re-enter public school.

One student enrolled in WVU Washington Center after GOP lawmakers mandate creation of program

Despite $3M in state funding and a $300K director salary, only ONE student has enrolled at WVU’s lawmaker-mandated Washington Center following massive campus job cuts.

Report disputes claims about recent ICE arrests in WV, says 75% of immigrants had no criminal record
As federal judge says third immigrant wrongly jailed in WV, jails overcrowded with ICE detainees

Gov. Patrick Morrisey has partnered with ICE to hold immigrant detainees in West Virginia jails.

The WV legislative session starts Jan. 14. Here’s what we’ll be watching and what you should know.
There are more than 13,000 homeless students in WV, and statehouse efforts to help them stalled
West Virginia jails renting beds to ICE to hold immigrant detainees, making state at least $330K
Morrisey orders National Guard to DC in support of Trump takeover; Dems say it’s ‘political theater’