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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's Republican supermajority Senate passed a bill Friday that would ban certain health care for transgender youth

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s Republican supermajority Senate passed a bill Friday that would ban certain health care for transgender youth after approving a significant change to add exceptions for young people at risk for self harm or suicide. “These kids struggle, they have incredible difficulties,” said Majority Leader Tom

House Bill 2007 was the last bill taken up on the floor of the Senate Friday night, and was amended to provide an option to healthcare providers and families.

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Senate will consider allowing the development of connector trails from existing private trail systems to give all-terrain vehicle users access to state park and forest

On this episode of The Legislature Today, with West Virginia tourism growing as a four season, nationwide destination, there's an abundance of legislation to enhance hiking and biking, with rail trails and rest stops along the way.

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Legislature’s House Committee on Economic Development and Tourism advanced a bill on Tuesday that would allow the state’s Division of Natural Resources to create the

CHARLESTON — The Senate Education Committee moved two bills Thursday, one to mandate teaching curriculum about genocides in all public secondary schools and another to require public schools provide feminine

Using all art forms, art + creative therapy is an integrative mental health and human services profession used in treating people of all ages. Though used in the majority of health care settings, unlike other medical practices, it remains unlicensed as a practice. Michigan Senator Jeff Irwin has introduced legislation to change that in Michigan. Listen in as he joins "creative:impact" host Deb Polich, and they discuss his reason for supporting this legislation.

The Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board will focus part of its efforts on planting churches in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, with the aim of reaching nearly six million people.

The Bureau of Land Management, Black Rock Field Office, in partnership with Friends of Black Rock High Rock, will hold multiple art exhibits.