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State Budget Bills, Reforming CPS And First Bills Head To Governor, At The Legislature This Week

February 21, 2026 Duration: 0:00

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Blankenship On Trial

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Dels. Johnathan Pinson, R-Mason, and Hollis Lewis, D-Kanawha, tell us about the West Virginia Legislature’s perennial work on child protective and foster care services. We also get a look at both chambers’ first pass at the state budget....

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