West Virginia is one of the unhealthiest states in the country. But instead of helping some of the sickest people get care, lawmakers passed a budget limiting their access to treatment.

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ICYMI: While West Virginia continues to get hammered by floods, a fund to help with these disasters is also used for pet projects around the state.

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PSC Chair said the new order was “sparked” by West Side gas outage, after customers complained about not knowing of service interruption.

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Medicaid helps older, sicker and low-income people pay for doctor visits, treatments and in-home care. But the program is on the chopping block because for years, lawmakers haven’t funded it on pace with inflation.

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ICYMI: Like a lot of states, West Virginia has a civil contingent fund to handle natural disasters. But state law allows other uses too, and it’s essentially money for the governor to spend mostly as he wishes.

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About one-third of West Virginia uses the Medicaid health insurance program. But because lawmakers reduced funding for the program, providers say they won’t be able to care for all patients.

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After Charleston’s West Side Gas outage, PSC issues an order to WV utility companies to show how they notify their customers of service interruptions.

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Lawmakers passed a tight budget following dramatic income tax cuts. Those cuts may mean some health clinics and rural hospitals could be forced to close in West Virginia.

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NEW: West Virginia’s utility commission wants to know how companies alert customers about outages and service interruptions

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NEW: One-third of West Virginians may soon have a harder time getting health care after lawmakers declined to fully fund Medicaid

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Noise, water contamination, safety hazards — these Mason County residents have concerns about the hydrogen hub slated to go in their backyard. Nobody will answer their questions.

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As a hydrogen project is slated to be built right behind their homes, Mason County residents can’t seem to get answers to their questions.

“Everything’s hush-hush until it's announced and when you try to get answers, you get the runaround.'

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