Announcement from the West Virginia Center for Civic Life - The West Virginia Center for Civic Life is pleased to announce the appointment of Sutton Stokes as its new associate director. Instead of a formal press release, we thought we’d share the following note from Sutton. Please join us in welcoming him aboard!

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“This is what I want to do when I grow up."

Want to hear what will is presented to national policymakers about what happened in deliberative forums around the country in 2015-2016? Get ready to watch a livestream from Washington, DC on May 5th, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Read on to learn more about this event and for a link to use on May 5th to watch the proceedings live.

National Issues Forums (NIFI) has six more chances for you to make your voice heard on the issue of health care costs!

(The following announcement is from Linda Hoke.)

Despite positive signs in terms of overall economic growth, the economy remains a key concern among many Americans. According to a Harris poll conducted in January 2016, Southerners were the most pessimistic about the future. For many in communities across the South, rapid change and an unclear future can create a sense of uneasiness, or even impending doom.