MORGANTOWN – The State Senate approved an amended version of the House charters schools bill on Monday and sent it back to the House. The vote was […]
Author: David Beard, The Dominion Post
TRIP Report: West Virginia’s poor roads and bridges pose hidden costs for motorists
MORGANTOWN – Bad roads cost money. Most obviously, repairs and maintenance are expensive. But a national nonprofit transportation research organization, TRIP, each year reports on the hidden […]
A sampling of bills introduced Friday, Feb. 26
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills and resolutions introduced Friday, Feb. 26. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. HB 2771, the Economic […]
House passes health board, teacher certification bills along party line
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates approved Friday the Senate bills dealing with local health department oversight and alternative teacher certification – both along mostly party lines. […]
Senate Judiciary OKs bill to guide actions of constitutional convention delegates, should one ever be called
MORGANTOWN – It’s not a legislative session without at least one Senate Judiciary debate on an Article V constitutional convention to amend the U.S. Constitution. Judiciary had […]
Sen. Capito discusses COVID relief, transportation bill and minimum wage in virtual meeting with W.Va. press
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., met virtually with the press Thursday to talk about the COVID-19 relief package shaping up in Congress and a handful […]
Senate bill to license needle-exchange programs draws long line of physician opponents to testify against it
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Health Committee spent more than three hours Thursday hashing over a bill to license and regulate needle-exchange programs across the state. Bill lead […]
A sampling of bills introduced Thursday, Feb. 25
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills and resolutions introduced Thursday, Feb. 25. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 445, to restore […]
House amends Senate teacher strike, health board bills; both up for House passage on Friday
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates made substantive changes to the Senate teacher strike and county health board bills Thursday, in preparation for passing both bills Friday […]
Justice offers more income-tax elimination plan details in second virtual town hall
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice fielded another round of questions Wednesday evening regarding his plan to eliminate the state income tax. This was his second virtual town […]
