Jan 21 Democracy & Civic Life From Biscuits To Steel: Ohio Valley Organizing Goes Beyond Coal UPDATE Jan. 27: Workers from Elkview Tudor Biscuit World lost the election to unionize their shop on Tuesday, Jan. 25. United Food and Commercial Workers 400 alleges the loss was due to illegal employer retaliation, after workers involved in the effort were suspended or fired. The union has formally objected to the results and is […] By Katie Myers Jan 21 Democracy & Civic Life From Biscuits To Steel: Ohio Valley Organizing Goes Beyond Coal Katie Myers
Jul 5 Democracy & Civic Life Six Months After Capitol Riot, 46 From Ohio Valley Face Charges The January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol left five people dead and caused an estimated $1.5 million in damage to the Capitol building. In the six months since then, federal authorities say, about 470 people have been arrested in nearly every state, including at least 46 people in the Ohio Valley. The Ohio Valley […] By Jeff Young and Suhail Bhat Jul 5 Democracy & Civic Life Six Months After Capitol Riot, 46 From Ohio Valley Face Charges Jeff Young and Suhail Bhat
Jun 24 Democracy & Civic Life Appalachian Community Uses Theater To Reckon With Racism, COVID, And The Trauma Of 2020 George Floyd was murdered by police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, a cold and faraway place from the vantage point of Harlan County, Kentucky. But the energy of that long, hot summer reached a group of Harlan high schoolers, and soon enough, this small, rural town was in the midst of a national movement. The […] By Katie Myers Jun 24 Democracy & Civic Life Appalachian Community Uses Theater To Reckon With Racism, COVID, And The Trauma Of 2020 Katie Myers
May 20 Democracy & Civic Life Gayle Manchin: ‘The Stars Have Just Lined Up’ For Appalachia Gayle Manchin is the first West Virginian to serve as federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission in its 56-year history. That’s not all. Manchin comes to the agency at a time when West Virginia is in the spotlight. She has an important role, but she’s not alone. Her husband, Sen. Joe Manchin, is chairman […] By Curtis Tate May 20 Democracy & Civic Life Gayle Manchin: ‘The Stars Have Just Lined Up’ For Appalachia Curtis Tate
Apr 14 Democracy & Civic Life Election Reform: Kentucky Makes Changes While WV and OH Remain The Same Election reform efforts to expand ballot access made little headway around the Ohio Valley, as only one state in the region made voting easier, according to a voting rights expert. Several state governments around the nation are making major changes to voting laws following the 2020 presidential election. Kentucky is the only state in the […] By Alana Watson Apr 14 Democracy & Civic Life Election Reform: Kentucky Makes Changes While WV and OH Remain The Same Alana Watson
Mar 26 Democracy & Civic Life Biden Picks Gayle Manchin, Wife of WV Senator, For Appalachian Regional Commission President Joe Biden has nominated Gayle Manchin, the wife of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, to co-chair the Appalachian Regional Commission, the White House announced Friday. The commission was created in 1965 as part of an antipoverty effort under President Lyndon Johnson. It serves 420 Appalachian counties across 13 states from southern New York to […] By Curtis Tate Mar 26 Democracy & Civic Life Biden Picks Gayle Manchin, Wife of WV Senator, For Appalachian Regional Commission Curtis Tate
Mar 15 Democracy & Civic Life West Virginia Man Arrested In Connection With Assault On Capitol Police Morgantown, West Virginia, restaurant owner George Tanios, 39, has been arrested and charged in the assault of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to federal court documents. Tanios and Julian Khater, 32, of Pennsylvania, were arrested on Sunday and are expected to appear in court […] By Duncan Slade Mar 15 Democracy & Civic Life West Virginia Man Arrested In Connection With Assault On Capitol Police Duncan Slade
Feb 19 Democracy & Civic Life Mapping The Ohio Valley Residents Charged In Connection With U.S. Capitol Riot Data compiled by an academic research group shows the home counties of 21 people from Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia charged so far in connection with the Jan. 6 riot and insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The Program on Extremism at George Washington University compiled a database from the federal criminal complaints against those charged […] By Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young Feb 19 Democracy & Civic Life Mapping The Ohio Valley Residents Charged In Connection With U.S. Capitol Riot Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young
Feb 12 Democracy & Civic Life Ohio Valley Economists Weigh In On Biden’s Recovery Plan The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to cripple the economy in the Ohio Valley and President Joe Biden and Congressional Democrats are pursuing his plan for economic recovery. Biden’s economic priorities include raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, forgiving student loan debt, and undoing some Trump-era tax cuts. But Biden’s immediate focus is on […] By Alana Watson Feb 12 Democracy & Civic Life Ohio Valley Economists Weigh In On Biden’s Recovery Plan Alana Watson