Amelia Knisely
@ameliaknisely
Reporter, @wv_watch | Proud WV native. Mom x3. Baseball fan. DMs open for story tips. Support local journalism. More news on TikTok: amelianews
I rode a school bus today into the most rural parts of Kanawha County — no cell service, unpaved roads. Kids ran to the bus to get food. The bus driver knew them by name. She said they otherwise wouldn’t have food. She said she’d be back tomorrow. Child hunger is our crisis.
For those not on Capitol Hill, this is a House GOP debacle. They are so scared of votes re: Epstein that they will punt most of this week's legislative schedule and start their summer break early.
Two GOP members of the House Rules Committee told us no rule will be produced for bills this week, all because the GOP can't figure out a path forward on Epstein
Former WCHS anchor Tom McGee dies at 78 wchstv.com/news/local/for…
Scoop: A WSJ reporter was slated to be part of the travel pool this weekend when Trump travels to Scotland. After the paper's Epstein story last week, the WH booted them from the pool. w/ @iriesentner politico.com/news/2025/07/2…
I might be the first person in Vogue to wear Gap jeans. 😂 vogue.com/article/andy-b…
Morrisey plans to meet with 4 applicants recommended to fill seat on state Supreme Court - WV MetroNews wvmetronews.com/2025/07/21/mor…
“I don’t think I will speak for myself when I say I didn’t hear from a single legislator who was in favor of cutting the pay to any Birth to Three service provider. This was a department decision,” said Sen. Ben Queen, R-Harrison.
New: Lawmakers just celebrated giving Birth to Three workers a raise for the first time in 20+ years. The program offers free early interventions to kids. Now, they're surprised to learn the state is going to cut pay for the program's virtual therapists. westvirginiawatch.com/2025/07/21/law…
New: Lawmakers just celebrated giving Birth to Three workers a raise for the first time in 20+ years. The program offers free early interventions to kids. Now, they're surprised to learn the state is going to cut pay for the program's virtual therapists. westvirginiawatch.com/2025/07/21/law…
Already struggling WV hospitals brace for costly budget reconciliation law impacts By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail wvgazettemail.com/news/health/al…
I've been so excited to read this @paulschwartzman story ever since I heard it mentioned in the newsroom. So many fantastic quotes in here, including: "I was born nude, and I wish I could have stayed that way. Then they threw that diaper on me and the indoctrination began."
You’re telling me the Washington Post showed up to West Virginia to write about a nudist resort and found someone named Dewey Butts washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/…
You’re telling me the Washington Post showed up to West Virginia to write about a nudist resort and found someone named Dewey Butts washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/…
WaPo goes to the nudist resort near Paw Paw. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/…
SNAP has been a federally funded program since it was established, with states paying 25 percent of administrative costs. Now, some states will be required to pay for a portion of the benefits in addition to increased administrative costs beginning 2028. wapo.st/44FR2Qc
My latest reporting on the $308M federal cut to rural flights which impacts five WV airports.
“Most of the airports in West Virginia wouldn’t be able to survive without it,” says Jon Vrabel of the Morgantown Municipal Airport. therealwv.com/2025/07/20/rur…
Good shoutouts to my coworkers @caitycoyne and @LoriKerseyWV who have covered two separate House members claiming someone impersonated them.
Statehouse beat: Short attention span of news cycle is a disservice wvgazettemail.com/news/columnist… via @wvgazettemail
Unfortunately, the much-rumored July special session on PEIA reform has yet to materialize.
@PhilKabler Did the legislature find a solution to the PEIA problem in their abbreviated session?
West Virginia Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice, both Republicans, signed off Thursday on legislation that would claw back about $9 billion in funding previously approved for public broadcasting and various foreign aid programs. westvirginiawatch.com/2025/07/17/cap…
West Virginia’s senators voted in favor of legislation to claw back $9 billion in foreign aid and federal funding for public broadcasting. buff.ly/jMtsDT7
New tweet for clarity: GOP lawmaker says hacking behind WV flood aid letter, House spox says ‘no suspicious activity’ found westvirginiawatch.com/2025/07/16/gop…
