Madison Hoffmann News Editor Following a strike that caused a nine consecutive school day cancellation, West Virginia lawmakers are cutting a deal to give all state employees a five percent pay raise. According to the Associated Press, about 700 classrooms lack fully certified full-time teachers in West Virginia. This is argued to have stemmed from the lower starting salaries. When compared to compared to surrounding … Continue reading West Virginia teacher strikes result in five Percent pay raise

Nathanael Rosenberger Staff Writer By now it is a regrettably familiar cycle in the United States. In the wake of a mass shooting in Florida, our society seems to have no other focus than the question of how we should regulate firearms. Usually this period lasts three or so months before we move our collective focus onto some other topic, leaving the victims of these … Continue reading The Battle Over Gun Control Continues

Chris Funchess Advertising Sales Manager While many Americans were celebrating Valentine’s Day, the U.S. Department of Labor released its report on inflation for the month of January. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) gauges the increase in prices of consumer goods and reflects the impacts of inflation throughout the broader economy. The CPI rose one-half of a percent, while it was expected to rise by three-tenths … Continue reading Analysis: Trillion Dollar Budget Deficits and Inflation

Chris Funchess Advertising Sales Manager   On Feb. 2 President Trump declassified a memo put together by House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA). It alleges improper investigations and bias against the Trump campaign. The president has supported the memo’s release against the warnings of the FBI and other members of Congress. On the day of its release, President Trump responded to a reporter’s inquiry into … Continue reading A briefing on the Trump memo

Madison Hoffmann News Editor President Donald Trump delivered his first ever State of the Union address on Jan. 30 before the members of Congress, along with 45.6 million Americans viewing across 12 networks. A familiar pattern of reactions were recorded after the address with mostly praise from Republicans on the topic of economic policy, while a majority of Democrats say Trump’s speech further deepened the … Continue reading A spectrum of reactions from Trump’s State of the Union