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Congressional Republicans recently passed a budget in the House of Representatives that includes a massive cut to Medicaid — with some Republicans calling for as much as $2 trillion in cuts—to give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy and corporations. Republicans have long been eyeing drastic bu…

President Trump believes international trade agreements like the World Trade Organization are a bad deal for the United States. He fails to see how these agreements provide the rules that govern international commerce. The WTO and other regional free trade agreements create more certainty fo…

Big insurers are beginning to panic. At the end of this year, the generous COVID-era taxpayer subsidies they’ve enjoyed on coverage sold through Obamacare’s exchanges will expire.

You know you’re from another time when students don’t understand your references to 1980s TV shows, when students from your very first classroom are now grandparents and when the teacher down the hall from you is the same age as your daughter.

As the newly appointed president of West Virginia American Water, the state’s largest regulated water utility, and a relative newcomer to the state, I’ve already witnessed the hardworking spirit of Mountaineers and the wealth of natural resources that have powered the state and this nation f…

Medicaid is a lifeline for more than 72 million Americans, including people with mental health and substance use conditions, pregnant women, children, people with disabilities, working families and veterans. It is also the largest funder of mental health and substance use care in the United …

I’m just an ordinary mom to three beautiful children, but raising our second child, Winnie, has taken me on an extraordinary journey.

John Kenneth Galbraith was a brilliant economist with a wicked sense of humor. He once wrote an advantage of a long career in that dismal science is that he no longer had to write new books, just wait for people to make the same mistakes and update the old ones.

As Juliet might have said, “O America, America, wherefore art thou America?�

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s recent commentary published in the Gazette-Mail under the headline, “Poised to move W.Va. forward,� is an astounding exercise in self-aggrandizement in the face of her gross dereliction of duty as senator.

President Trump’s latest moves include a 10% tariff on all imports from China, a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum, and reciprocal tariffs on Canada and Mexico that could reach as high as 25%. These measures, justified as a way to “level the playing field,â€� will instead exacerbate price press…

Private schools, primarily church-related, have been a part of West Virginia education since the Civil War, and until recent years they executed their educational mission with little fanfare or controversy.

All categorical statements are wrong, including this one. I need at least to admit the possibility that there are some correct ones out there. I’m just not finding any that are coming to mind right now.

“Explore, Learn, Protect.� — Junior Park Ranger Motto

President Donald Trump’s promises to cut taxes, reduce regulations and promote “America First� economic policies excite many who think economic growth will result. Unfortunately, that agenda could be undermined by judges who pursue politics instead of calling balls and strikes from the bench.

I could not find specific data on chainsaw ownership per capita in West Virginia, but I have to believe it is very high. We have a significant forestry industry, where chainsaws are essential tools, and we are a rural state where folks have chainsaws for cutting firewood, clearing heavy brus…

West Virginia faces a critical health care challenge: limited access to timely and essential eye care services, particularly in rural communities. Patients across the state experience prolonged wait times due to a shortage of ophthalmologists, leading to delays in diagnosis and treatment for…

As a mom of school-aged children, I understand firsthand the importance of protecting our kids from preventable diseases. Every parent wants their child to be safe and healthy, and immunizations play a vital role in ensuring that.

The federal Universal Service Fund, the umbrella of complex and contentious subsidy programs overseen by the Federal Communications Commission, is intended to ensure all Americans have access to the latest telecommunications services.

Project 2025 is a 900-page manifesto created by the Heritage Foundation, a Washington, D.C., conservative think tank. It calls for the entire federal bureaucracy, including independent agencies like the Department of Justice, the FBI, SEC, FCC and others, to be placed under direct presidenti…