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.

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

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 ...

State lawmakers have tightly constrained how people with substance use disorder can get clean syringes, medication and treatment.