“As long as I’m on my feet I can pretty much swing anything that comes at me.”

Charleston, WV – Jessi Parker has a message – it maybe not be a surprise, but it’s something she wants people to know.

“I want nobody to be poor. Because it sucks. It sucks so bad.”

Parker is 24 years-old and who lives in rural Fayette County. She knows something about poverty. But she also understands struggle, and grit, and what it means to fight to get by and get better.

"Remember in November" was the rallying cry this past winter during the historic 2018 Teacher Strike. Well...November's almost here. West Virginia's teachers and school service workers rallied this weekend around the state to remind politicians and voters to support the hard working West Virginians who make sure our children are ready for the future.

Charleston, WV – Eric Engle, an office worker from Parkersburg says there are a lot of things he and his fiancee wants to do. But the Marshall graduate says their college debts are keeping them trapped in spite of the fact that they both have degrees and white collar jobs.

WV has a lot of fast food. Is it the healthiest choice you could make? Probably not, but sometimes after a hard day of work, or a long night of driving the kids around to band or football practices, a burger and a milkshake feels like the dinner of champions, not to mention the jobs these spots provide to their local communities.

Digging Deeper: By Dan Heyman

Jared Blaylock is a 31-year-old former coal miner from Williamson in the middle of changing to a new career with the help of the Coalfield Development Corporation. The Coalfield Development program combines payed work on one of a number of projects – for example, remodeling low-cost housing, or building high-end cabinetry – with community college classes and life skills training.

Digging Deeper: By Dan Heyman

Charleston, WV – Republicans in state government are pinning their election hopes to legal changes they say are boosting economic growth. But members of West Virginia’s labor movement say a Right-to-Work law and similar provisions are forcing them to pay for people who want to “get something for nothing.”

As WV Students, Teachers, and other School Support Staff head back into classrooms this month, many are looking back on the past year's strike and what has changed since then. 

Digging Deeper: By Dan Heyman

Charleston, WV – What impact will West Virginia’s Right-to-Work laws have on the state’s employment and wages? That’s an inside economics debate that’s likely to show up in this falls election.

Children are the future of West Virginia, and it's important that they're ready when it's their turn to lead. Part of getting them ready is education, but before the teachers can do their job, WV's kids need to get on the bus and get to the classrooms.

The passage of the "Roads To Prosperity" road bond ballot issue was one of the proudest moments of Governor Justice's administration. At the time the Governor's office released an ambitious list of projects that would be completed if the road bond passed.