Henry Culvyhouse, Author at Mountain State Spotlight

Washington is planning changes to FEMA that would require states to shoulder more of the responsibility for disaster recovery. West Virginia lawmakers have chosen for years not to fund its flood resiliency office, leaving the state ill-prepared.

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Trump and Congress want states to take the lead on disaster recovery. West Virginia isn’t ready.

A decade ago, lawmakers created a Future Fund to save coal and gas wealth. It never saved a penny.

West Virginia’s fire commission has failed for 50 years to make a plan to address the state’s high fire death rate

Deadly flooding in West Virginia finds prevention plans unaddressed

Tucker County residents want to know what Fundamental Data is planning. The state’s data center laws let companies avoid scrutiny.

West Virginia’s school funding formula is failing shrinking districts. Here’s how the state could fix it.

WVU Health leadership failed to address painkiller thefts for years as opioids devastated West Virginia

Lawmakers vowed action after a 2017 warehouse fire in Parkersburg. A decade later, the latest blaze revealed the same gap.

In the garbage wars, West Virginia gave counties a say. Data center opponents say they deserve one, too.

West Virginia data center head shares plans for advisory council as opposition grows over lack of transparency and oversight

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