CHARLESTON — Delegate Terri Sypolt, R-Preston, on Thursday received a West Virginia History Advocate Legislative Leadership Award from the state Division of Culture and History. She was one […]
Author: David Beard, The Dominion Post
Senate bill changes vehicle inspections to every two years
CHARLESTON — The Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a bill on Thursday to reduce the number of vehicle inspections and make certain used-car sales easier for the […]
House Education adds courses at all four-year schools to ‘free community college’ bill
CHARLESTON — The House Education Committee continued its work on the so-called “free community college bill,” on Thursday, approving one amendment and knocking down several others. Work will […]
Proposed bill amendment to send $11M in racetrack purse money to schools leads to long House floor debate
CHARLESTON — Thursday’s House floor session clicked along quietly and briskly, with lots of 99-0 votes, until a proposed amendment to a routine, under-the-radar bill prompted more than […]
House Education begins work on ‘free community college’ bill; adds some 4-year school programs
CHARLESTON – The House Education Committee on Wednesday began mulling over what’s been nicknamed the “fee community college bill,” SB 1. It’s designed to provide “last dollar […]
Contentious DEP water pollution discharge rule clears House Energy, heads to Judiciary
CHARLESTON — The House Energy Committee went 30 minutes past its allotted meeting time on Tuesday debating a Department of Environmental Protection rules bill that contains a contentious […]
Senate OKs post-mine tax credit bill to stimulate business, kills property tax hike bill
CHARLESTON — While teachers chanted and delegates killed the education omnibus bill at the east end of the Capitol, the Senate breezed through a handful of hardly noticed […]
Racetrack satellite casino bill heads to House floor, along with bill to end limestone severance tax
CHARLESTON — A bill to allow West Virginia’s four racetracks to open satellite casinos in their home counties heads to the House floor after receiving its second committee […]
Legislators hear pros, cons of convention for amendments to U.S. Constitution
CHARLESTON – Sixteen people turned out for an early Tuesday public hearing on three House resolutions to urge Congress to call a convention of states to consider […]
A sampling of bills introduced Feb. 18
CHARLESTON – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Feb. 18. This was the last day for Senators to introduce bills. Monongalia-Preston-Marion-area lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if […]
