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Press Release CAG April 18, 2022
PRESS RELEASE – US Billionaires Doubled Wealth During Pandemic – Should Pay Fair Share of Taxes
ON THIS TAX DAY, WEST VIRGINIA’S WORKING FAMILIES ARE PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE BUT AMERICA’S BILLIONAIRES ARE NOT! More
Issues: Budget Priorities, Economy, Fair taxation, Families, Healthcare, Workers

Action Alert CAG April 15, 2022
WVU Sierra Student Coalition’s Earth Day Celebration – 4/22 at 4PM
The WVU Sierra Student Coalition will be hosting their Earth Day Celebration on The Mountainlair Green, on Friday, April 22nd, from 4-8PM. More
Issues: Economy, Environment, Families

Action Alert CAG April 15, 2022
Earth Day at Marshall University – 4/20 at 11AM
Marshall University will be hosting an Earth Day Celebration on Wednesday, April 20th, from 11AM-2PM at the Marshall University Student Center Plaza and Buskirk Field. More
Issues: Economy, Environment, Families

Press Release CAG April 14, 2022
MEDIA ADVISORY: Letter to Manchin
Despite these dire projections there is time, albeit limited and decreasing amounts of time, to avoid the worst impacts of climate change… More
Issues: Economy, Environment, Families

Action Alert Eve Marcum-Atkinson April 12, 2022
Rock The Vote South Charleston High School
1 Eagle Way, South Charleston, WV - TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2022 AT 9 AM – 11 AM More

Action Alert CAG April 4, 2022
Utility-Scale Solar – a Revolution in Progress
The discussion panel will include Daniel Chiotos, Sales and Market Development Director at Mountain View Solar in Berkeley Springs, WV. More
Issues: Economy, Energy, Environment, Families

Action Alert CAG April 2, 2022
Sustainable Transportation Report Release
Please join us Tuesday, April 19th for the launch of our Electrifying Transit issue paper that highlights the unique opportunities here in Appalachia that this generational infrastructure investment could bring to our region. More
Issues: Economy, Energy, Environment, Workers

Action Alert Eve Marcum-Atkinson March 28, 2022
Standing with Ukraine: How can we help?
The discussion will include the possibility of resettling some of those refugees in our community. More

Action Alert CAG March 23, 2022
WVCBP: Post-session ‘Where are we now’ in terms of funding our future and supporting families?
Join WVCBP at noon on Wednesday, April 6 for a session debrief, for an analysis of what’s up with the budget, and how we can use interims meetings over the rest of this year to make the case for investments in programs we care about. More
Issues: Budget Priorities, Economy, Fair taxation, Families, Workers

Newsletter article   March 23, 2022
Ethylene Oxide Town Hall – March 26th
Open House about Ethylene Oxide Health Impacts, Saturday, March 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dunbar Recreation Center More
Issues: Environment

Newsletter article Eve Marcum-Atkinson March 23, 2022
ACA: Happy 12th Birthday!
Twelve years ago, March 23, 2010, the Affordable Care Act was passed. Since then, many of us have been working hard to defend it. More
Issues: Healthcare

Newsletter article   March 23, 2022
Environmental Wrap-Up
The good and bad that passed this Legislative Session…  More
Issues: Economy, Environment

Newsletter article CAG March 23, 2022
Health Care Bills Gaining Momentum – Let’s Keep It Going!
In 2019, Delegate Barbara Fleischauer took a group of West Virginians on a bus to Canada to buy insulin. This trip was followed by the introduction of the first Insulin Affordability Bill in 2020... More
Issues: Families, Healthcare

Newsletter article CAG March 23, 2022
Legislative Postmortem
Given the current political climate, victory often takes the form of defeating bad bills. Here’s an overview of what happened. More
Issues: Budget Priorities, Civil Rights, Democracy, Environment, Fair taxation, Healthcare

Newsletter article CAG March 23, 2022
Life After Session
Out of the 2,216 bills introduced during the 2022 legislative session, only 239 survived. Lots of really bad bills died, along with most of the good ones. Not an uplifting appraisal but... it could have been much worse. More
Issues: Budget Priorities, Civil Rights, Democracy, Economy, Environment, Fair taxation, Healthcare, Workers

Newsletter   March 23, 2022
Capital Eye Vol. 15 No. 9: Legislative Wrap Up
Here's our wrap up of the 2022 WV Legislative Session. You can also stay connected by following us on Facebook and Twitter!  More
Issues: Newsletter, WV Legislature

Press Release Eve Marcum-Atkinson March 20, 2022
MEDIA ADVISORY: Home Care is Essential Art Installation
Press conference urging U.S. Senators to invest in home care, raise wages, create jobs, and access access to care More

Action Alert CAG March 17, 2022
“What Are The Poles (North and South) Telling Us About Earth’s Climate Future?”
On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, the West Virginia Center on Climate Change (“WV3C”) will host a free, live, audience-interactive “hybrid webinar” program. The topic is “What Are the Poles (North and South) Telling Us About Earth’s Climate Future?” More
Issues: Environment

Action Alert Julie Archer March 17, 2022
Take Action: Support TMG Economic Justice Proposal
Please contact the Governor’s Office, Senate President Craig Blair, House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, and Senate and House Finance Committee Chairs and encourage them to support this proposal to address the challenges facing our most impoverished and distressed communities, and begin to transform and restructure our economy in a way that is responsive to the collective needs of all our people. More
Issues: Budget Priorities, Civil Rights, Economy, Healthcare

Action Alert CAG March 15, 2022
Manufacturing Electric Vehicles: Heartland Case Study Report Release
Please join us for a press conference and informational webinar featuring lawmakers and researchers coming together to highlight the urgency of investing in electric vehicle manufacturing in the region. More
Issues: Economy, Energy, Environment, Workers