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State Senate passes bill to prohibit ranked choice voting
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The state Senate passed on Tuesday its version of a bill to prohibit the use of ranked choice voting in local, state or federal […]
Senate passes bill to align municipal election dates with statewide dates
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The Senate bill to align municipal election dates with statewide primary and general elections will be up for passage on Monday. Senators adopted an […]
House passes bill to ban certain synthetic food dyes and preservatives
dbeard@domininopost.com MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates overwhelmingly approved on Friday a bill to ban certain food preservatives and synthetic dyes. The vote to pass HB 2354 […]
House Judiciary moves bill concerning absentee ballot applications, deadlines
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – A House bill to limit distribution of absentee ballot applications was paired on Wednesday with another House bill to move up the deadline for […]
Senate committee advances two school safety bills: armed guards, panic alarms
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The Senate Education Committee sailed through two school safety bills Tuesday morning. One resurrects the West Virginia Guardian Program. The other would require public […]
Legislature tries again to align city election dates with statewide dates
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The Legislature is taking another crack at aligning municipal election dates with statewide primary and general elections. The prior two efforts began and died […]
Senate bill offers tax credits for coal company road improvements, equipment purchases
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee approved on Monday a resurrected version of a bill to allow coal companies to take a severance […]
House committees take up absentee ballot, ranked choice voting bills
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates is trying once again to prevent potential abuse of absentee ballots by making it illegal to distribute more than 10 […]
House food dye ban bill advances, heads for passage; two preservatives added
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates will take up a bill to ban a handful of synthetic dyes from foods sold in West Virginia starting Monday. Current […]
