What does it take to build a child welfare system that works better for children and families?
That question shaped CSG South’s first 2026 Policy Masterclass, held Aug. 31-Sept. 2 in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, in partnership with @CaseyPrograms.
Southern state policymakers examined prevention, cross-agency collaboration, legislative oversight, judicial perspectives and pathways to permanency through expert presentations, state case studies and peer discussion.
➡️ Explore the 2026 Series: bit.ly/2026PolicyMasterclass…
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Bill Flanigan, a Wheeling lawyer who has served in the House of Delegates has won an unexpired term to the state Supreme Court.
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Attending CSG South Southern Legislative Conference representing WV. It's great seeing my CALS (Center for Advancement of Leadership Skills) cohort.
#SLCAL2025 has begun. From the moment the doors opened, Southern state leaders and legislative staff showed up ready to collaborate on regional challenges and strengthen public service through informed, solution-driven policy.
Follow along as we share key moments from the South’s largest legislative gathering. #InsideSLC #CSGSouth
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Floods, mudslides and devastating storms have battered West Virginia this year, hitting some of the country’s poorest communities hardest. In McDowell County, where poverty runs deep and help has been slow, neighbors are stepping up to feed and support each other in the face of crisis. @MacFarlaneNews reports.
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🎙️Del. Hamilton speaks to SB474 in committee, which would ban concepts in state govt and academia connected to DEI.
“If we can’t be real and bring practices to the table to ensure that all West Virginians have access to jobs, benefits, and advancement, then what are we doing?”
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A play by play of floor activity today in the @wvhouse. An additional piece follows later this weekend with lawmaker reaction and my thoughts. For now, this breaks down step by step what happened with sound from the floor.
While in college, Brian Ferguson killed my close friend Jerry Wilkins in an angry rage. His mother, a DC Federal judge, got his case overturned yrs later. I will never forget his name and the devastation he caused many students at WVU. Trouble follows him.
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Join us this Sunday at our first virtual Town Hall with your Democratic legislators! 💬
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The bill won’t “protect foster families’ beliefs” at all. It green lights them to discriminate against kids who are LGBTQ+ and lets them ignore a basic parental responsibility.
Lawmakers would rather lower the bar than stop creating the foster crisis to begin with.
As a legislative body, we have 60 days to create good policies for all West Virginians. Creating a constitutional amendment for something that is already illegal is poor use of legislative time and effort and also tax payer's dollars.
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Has MAGA explained why the tariffs are a good thing? I’m waiting to hear the idiocy of it… BTW the DOW closed down, I think, 300 pts after he announced it.
I know my intelligence is typically resented by those that would like to believe I’m incapable of being intelligent, but it allows me to understand how badly the orange one is screwing us all & propose legislation to help everyone, even you haters who keep shooting yourselves in the foot.
NOT ONE person believes costs will go down with the tariffs… AND, when he did this nonsense before, soy bean farmers suffered so much so that the government supplemented them to the tune of 7 billion dollars for their losses in exports. 🤦🏾♀️
Our most heart-felt condolences and prayers are extended to the families of the victims of the American Airlines & Black Hawk helicopter crash. Thank you to all of the first responders for working so diligently. This is an incredibly sad day for our nation! 🙏🏾💔
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Replying to @ameliaknisely
wvpublic.org/expert-w-va-s-d… and focusing on this would be nice
Her research is insane. Interesting perspective
As a MD local, it’s well-known that the Mangione family’s fortune was built on the back of substandard care in nursing facilities all across the state. What did Luigi Mangione witness? Here are all of the legal documents and documentation of all of the abuse, taking place in their facilities that created their family millions!
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WV: PEIA rates going up July 1, 2025. 14% for state workers, 16% nonstate, 12% retirees. Copays 2-3x more. Deductibles increase 40%.
This was approved today by PEIA finance board as a result of ‘22s SB268. (I voted no)
Below are the specifics approved today ⬇️
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Coach Prime said he’s going to give Travis Hunter his Jim Thorpe award because he got snubbed 👀🔥

































