A new law redacts a donor’s employer from campaign finance statements, making it harder to determine who is funding a politician.

As the 2026 session came to a close, many of the state’s biggest challenges, from rising power bills to public schools, saw ...

Debate over issues West Virginians care about can last for hours during a 60-day legislative session. But no amount of floor speeches about clean water, saving lives from flooding ...

After Mountain State Spotlight reporting, West Virginia lawmakers passed bills expanding support for foster youth and kinship caregivers.

Going into the session, West Virginia’s failing public schools struggled to stay afloat. Legislators haven’t done much to help.

A compromise budget between the West Virginia House and Senate is on the governor’s desk with seven days left in the session. It does not provide enough funding for some critical needs facing the ...

Federal broadband funding is coming, but WV lawmakers did little this session to help people struggling with their internet now.

Residents of Wyoming County brought water sourced from their communities to a Mountain State Spotlight listening session in 2024. Photo by Tre Spencer / Mountain State Spotlight Throughout the ...