Leann Ray
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Editor-in-chief of @WV_Watch | West Virginian | Poca Dot 🔴 | Formerly @wvgazettemail and @wvflipside | She/her 🦋 https://t.co/0a8y5jy6nR
Charleston, WV
Joined August 2011
RT @ArthurDelaneyHP: I asked Sen Jim Justice (R-WV) about Alaska but not West Virginia getting a break on Medicaid cuts in the big bill htt….
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Has the WV Department of Arts, Culture & History recently updated their website, or have they scrubbed all of their information on the Mine Wars? I've followed several links in the past week, and they're gone.
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RT @ameliaknisely: Morrisey just said there will be "conversations with the legislature" about flood prevention. Lawmakers recently rejec….
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Where can I find a 24x36 poster/photo of the WV Capitol to hang up in the WV Watch office?.
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RT @InAppalachia: This week on #InsideAppalachia 🌄, some politicians & coal operators call themselves friends of coal, but a journalist say….
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Can anyone help me out — Besides Hoover and Clendenin Elementary, which schools were destroyed by the 2016 floods?.
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RT @ameliaknisely: I met Ashley, a mom of 4 who uses a wheelchair. She was trapped in her house as water came in. Now, she can't get around….
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RT @ameliaknisely: New: In McDowell County, carpet is still wet. Basements are full of mud. The mold is setting in. Nine weeks after floodi….
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"The Morgantown lab also houses rare historical tissue samples, including diseased lungs from black lung cases. Staff say there are no clear plans for their preservation.".
Urine, tissue samples at Morgantown NIOSH lab are going bad after massive layoffs: reports
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RT @BradMcElhinny: U.S. Representative Riley Moore said he does not regret a thumbs up selfie he took in front of people in prison but does….
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'I don't regret posting it. I regret the reaction to it and a lot of the misinformation that's out there.'
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RT @ameliaknisely: Gov. Morrisey has vetoed/adjusted the amount of several line items in the budget. Two lines regarding school safety and….
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RT @ameliaknisely: I’m looking for foster care families in WV to talk about your experience and needs. Reach out if you’d be willing to sha….
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RT @four4thefire: Me @WV_Watch "CECOT isn’t just a prison; it’s a symbol of taking care of a problem and also a living warning that the cri….
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Rep. Riley Moore took a trip to El Salvador to get what is becoming a highly-sought photo-op for GOP members these days.
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So proud of Amelia!.
Shocked and humbled to win second place in Dan Rather Medals for News and Guts for my reporting on West Virginia foster care. As a local reporter in a small state, I am grateful to even be considered. I’ll never stop fighting for WV kids. (And I was on a zoom w/ Dan Rather!)
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RT @LoriKerseyWV: ‘Dirty tricks:’ DEI ban passes in final minutes of WV session amid procedural shenanigans
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Republican lawmakers in the Senate passed a bill Saturday to ban nearly all diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in West Virginia.
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RT @LoriKerseyWV: West Virginia’s legislative session ends with few of Morrisey’s priorities headed to his deskÂ
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West Virginia lawmakers wrapped up the legislative session completing action on 247 of the 2,460 bills that were introduced over 60 days.Â
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Our stories covering the final night of WV's legislative session have all been published. I go sleep now.
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RT @ameliaknisely: New: West Virginia poised to nearly eliminate minors’ access to gender-affirming care despite child suicide warning http….
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Lawmakers have approved nearly eliminating gender-affirming care for children in West Virginia, removing a narrow exemption in current law.
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RT @ameliaknisely: New investigation: West Virginia spent nearly $70 million to send foster children to out-of-state facilities last year,….
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West Virginia spent nearly $70 million paying to house foster children in out-of-state facilities last year.
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RT @stevenadamswv: The House will have a rules committee meeting this afternoon, which will include HB 3412, exemptions from disclosure of….
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