MORGANTOWN – Between long and frequent recesses on Saturday, the last day of the legislative session, the House and Senate managed to complete work on some bills […]
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Senate passes House bills regarding PROMISE, porn sites, solar sites, school security guards as session enters final days
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate moved through a series of House bills on Thursday, as both chambers head into the 60th and final day of the session […]
House booze bill prompts Senate to stop and take a think
MORGANTOWN – Senate Judiciary chair Charles Trump spent several minutes explaining the minutiae of a 55-page, much-amended booze bill on Wednesday. Following the long briefing, Sen. Randy […]
Senate passes slate of House bills: swatting, sour grapes candidates and more
MORGANTOWN – The Senate cruised through a slate of House bills on Monday, passing them all unanimously without debate. A couple head to the governor; others were […]
House Judiciary advances U.S. motto, indecent exposure, sexual contact with minors, voter registration bills to House floor
MORGANTOWN – The House Judiciary Committee moved four Senate bills to the House floor on Thursday – and all are on first reading on the House floor […]
Senate Judiciary advances bills to fight ‘swatting’, prohibit primary election sore-loser party switching
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday advanced bills to enhance criminal penalties for “swatting,” and to prohibit sore-loser party switching after a primary election. HB […]
Senate committee advances bill to prohibit ranked-choice voting
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Government Organization Committee took a swipe at ranked-choice voting on Thursday, advancing a bill to prohibit the practice in local government elections. SB […]
House adopts two resolutions condemning, prohibiting euthanasia
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates held an extended debate on the topic of euthanasia on Thursday, advancing two resolutions on the topic. Delegate Pat McGeehan, R-Hancock, […]
Senate Judiciary OKs House resolution to forbid non-citizen voting in the state
MORGANTOWN – A House resolution for a proposed constitutional amendment prohibiting non-citizen voting in local elections took another step forward on Wednesday, with Senate Judiciary approving an […]
House committee advances bill to change city election dates, another to forbid hotel/motel voucher programs for the homeless
MORGANTOWN — The House Political Subdivisions Committee is once again trying to line up local elections with statewide election dates. The committee also advanced a bill to […]