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West Virginians, stop falling for the myth of the undeserving welfare recipient

Nearly half of SNAP households have someone with a disability. (Photo by Dragos Condrea/iStock Getty Images)The social safety net, including health care and food...

Young homebuyers are losing more ground in the housing market as states struggle to help

A rendering of a starter home under construction is displayed during a groundbreaking ceremony in Plain City, Utah, in 2024. High prices and low...

Funding for the WV Emergency Food Bank in the state budget was cut in advance of the SNAP freeze

Food shelves at the Mountaineer Food Bank in Gassaway, West Virginia, during a tour for state legislators on June 22, 2025. (Photo by Perry...

Morrisey releases additional $2.5 million for food banks in West Virginia

Governor Patrick Morrisey's lectern sign read "Operation Feeding Families" during his press conference on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, in Charleston, West Virginia. (Photo courtesy...

All 50 states will compete for funds from the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program

Patients have their blood pressure checked and other vital signs taken during admission triage at a Remote Area Medical mobile dental and medical clinic...

The Trump administration waived SNAP benefits in November, then asked the Supreme Court to intervene

The entrance to a Big Lots store in Portland, Oregon. (Archive photo by hapabapa/Getty Images)This report has been updated. The U.S. Department of Agriculture told...

The dispute in the US Senate over the government shutdown is likely to drag on over the weekend

Furloughed federal employees wait in line for hours at a special food distribution by the Capital Area Food Bank and No Limits Outreach Ministries...

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