CHARLESTON — The Senate Finance Committee passed a bill establishing a Rainy Day Fund for PEIA without a big portion of the funding. This was part of […]
Author: Brad McElhinny, WVMetroNews.com
Governor announces teacher raises, school reforms in special session
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia legislators are lined up to pass a budget in the next day or so, holding off on a teacher pay raise and […]
With no clear consensus on teacher pay raise, special session enters discussion
CHARLESTON — Divides over education continue at the Capitol, raising more and more talk of a special session. The presidents of the two West Virginia teachers unions […]
Teacher pay raise bill remains a cliffhanger in W.Va. Senate
CHARLESTON — Maneuvering over a pay raise for teachers and school staff continued in the state Senate. The Senate voted 18-14, with two absences, to amend its […]
Medical marijuana banking bill passes the W.Va. Senate
CHARLESTON — The state Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill aiming to determine how money should be processed in the medical marijuana industry. Senators voted 29-4 in favor of the […]
W.Va. House takes up ‘as-is’ bill for automobile sales
CHARLESTON — The House of Delegates will consider a bill allowing West Virginia car dealers to sell some vehicles “as-is.” The bill passed the House Finance Committee on […]
Justice says he’ll take teacher pay raise talks to all W.Va. lawmakers
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice said he will play a more direct role in legislative budget discussions, particularly relating to a teacher pay raise that he has backed […]
Caputo loses House committee assignments after angry incident
CHARLESTON — House Speaker Roger Hanshaw says Minority Whip Mike Caputo will lose his committee assignments for the rest of the legislative session after angrily forcing open […]
House of Delegates passes budget with teacher pay raises, severance tax cut
CHARLESTON — The House of Delegates passed a state budget that would include long-promised teacher pay raises as well as a $30 million severance tax cut for […]
Senator Capito on anti-Muslim display at GOP event: ‘I deplore what happened’
CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s top-ranking Republican, Senator Shelley Moore Capito, says there’s no place for the kind of anti-Muslim display that was part of a “GOP Day” […]
