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On this West Virginia Morning, solar is expanding in West Virginia, thanks to shifts in federal and state policies. Curtis Tate spoke recently with Dan Conant, founder and CEO of Solar Holler, about solar growth in the Mountain State. Also, in this show, a patient at Sharpe Hospital has filed a lawsuit against the facility, its CEO and state health officials. Emily Rice has more.

West Virginia U.S. Senate candidates’ campaigns have netted over $4 million in contributions in the 2024 election cycle, with most of that collected by Gov. Jim Justice and Rep. Alex

Gov. Jim Justice's U.S. Senate race campaign led all others in fundraising through March, fueled by heavy support from the fossil fuel industry and state auto dealers. Campaigns for the Senate raised over $4 million through March.

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The West Virginia Public Service Commission has approved rate increases for Mon Power and Potomac Edison that will raise the average monthly bill for a residential customer by over $14. The PSC also approved an agreement solar energy advocates and the utilities proposed shaping the future of net metering for customers.