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• 7/9/25 - West Virginia Watch
  Costs for WV psych hospital top $128M; community homes for people with disabilities still lag.
  https://westvirginiawatch.com/2025/07/09/operating-costs-for-wv-psych-hospital-reach-128m-community-homes-for-people-with-disabilities-still-lag/
   

• 6/26/25 - West Virginia Watch
  Federal budget proposals would cut programs for West Virginians with disabilities.  GOP-led efforts to curb spending would slash funding for myriad of programs that help adults and children with disabilities in the rural state.
  https://westvirginiawatch.com/2025/06/26/big-beautiful-bill-contains-severe-cuts-to-programs-for-west-virginians-with-disabilities/?emci=7e28f606-d651-f011-8f7c-6045bdfe8e9c&emdi=907af7b7-7c52-f011-8f7c-6045bdfe8e9c&ceid=113465
   

• 6/4/25 - WAJR - The Voice of Morgantown
  Problems within the West Virginia Department of Health Facilities are a continuing issue for Disability Rights of West Virginia.
  https://wajr.com/2025/06/04/disability-rights-west-virginia-calls-for-contract-worker-reform-at-state-health-facilities/
   

• 5/30/25 - WCHS Eyewitness News
  Advocates encouraged by child welfare reforms in West Virginia.  West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey's plan to bring more transparency to the state's child welfare system is already getting a welcome reception from those who have long been asking for it.
  https://wchstv.com/news/local/advocates-encouraged-by-child-welfare-reforms-in-west-virginia
   

• 3/31/25 - West Virginia Watch
  $70M spent sending WV foster children to out-of-state facilities, some with abuse allegations.
  https://westvirginiawatch.com/2025/03/31/70m-spent-sending-wv-foster-children-to-out-of-state-facilities-some-with-abuse-allegations/?emci=de8c6e96-ee0b-f011-90cd-0022482a9fb7&emdi=1aae1c51-1f0e-f011-90cd-0022482a9fb7&ceid=113465
   

• 3/20/25 - National Federation of the Blind
  National Federation of the Blind and Blind Students Sue West Virginia University for Discrimination.
  https://nfb.org/about-us/press-room/national-federation-blind-and-blind-students-sue-west-virginia-university
   

• 2/13/25 - WOWK 13 News
  What is Section 504? West Virginia joins lawsuit sparking disability rights concerns.
  https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/what-is-section-504-west-virginia-joins-lawsuit-sparking-disability-rights-concerns/
   

• 1/12/25 - Metro News
  Disability Rights of West Virginia lawsuit targets contract workers at state-run health facilities.
  https://wvmetronews.com/2025/01/12/disability-rights-of-west-virginia-lawsuit-targets-contract-workers-at-state-run-health-facilities/
   

• 1/9/25 - West Virginia Watch
  WV hospital workers face charges over Hopemont patient’s death.
  https://westvirginiawatch.com/2025/01/09/wv-hospital-workers-face-charges-over-hopemont-patients-death/

• 1/8/25 - Metro News
  Two Hopemont Hospital workers charged in patient’s death.
  https://wvmetronews.com/2025/01/08/two-hopemont-hospital-workers-charged-in-patients-death/
   

• 1/8/25 - WV Public Broadcasting
  Two Nurses Charged With Criminal Neglect In Patient’s Boiling Death.
  https://wvpublic.org/two-nurses-charged-with-criminal-neglect-in-patients-boiling-death/