The Institute's quarterly refereed journal, The West Virginia Public Affairs Reporter, is read by over 2,600 West Virginians. It features a diverse set of articles by faculty, public officials, and other policy experts on a wide range of issues of interest to West Virginia's state and local government officials.

   The Institute's Technical Reports and Monograph Series provide West Virginia's policymakers with a more in-depth comprehensive analysis of an specific issues affecting the state.

   The Institute for Public Affairs also provides training and educational services to West Virginia's state and local government officials through its Roundtable Discussions,  The County Commissioners' Education and Training Series, The County Commissioners' Education and Training Series for Newly Elected County Commissioners, The West Virginia State Legislature's Education Series, and The West Virginia University Local Government Leadership Academy.
 
   The Institute's State and Local Government Internship Program provides an opportunity for West Virginia University's students to engage in public service projects and to assist state and local government officials in their efforts to serve the citizens of West Virginia.

   The Institute also sponsors an on-campus Speakers' Series that focuses on issues of interest to West Virginia's state and local government officials, co-sponsors with the West Virginia University Department of Political Science the web-based courses, PS 220 State and Local Government, PS 230 Introduction to Policy Analysis, PS 321: West Virginia Government, PS 493C Great Books in American Politics and PS 493L American Federalism & Policy and engages in funded research projects with both state and local government agencies. The Institute's Interdisciplinary Research Task on Welfare Reform has been especially busy. Its statewide, comprehensive surveys of West Virginians who have been on WV WORKS have generated considerable media attention and interest from state policymakers.