MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom said he’s normally not one to take a public stance on the various bills being debated in Charleston. Wednesday was […]
Government
Senators pass bill to end ‘marital exemption’ in criminal sexual offenses
Senators have passed a bill intended to eliminate the “marital exemption” in criminal sexual offenses. Senate Bill 190 would remove a provision in criminal code where an […]
Senate passes bill requiring 8th graders to watch fetal development video, ‘Meet Baby Olivia’
West Virginia senators voted to require eighth grade viewings of a specific video showing insemination and fetal development by a particular national group involved in abortion politics. […]
Bill aimed at driving in the left lane gets second chance
Delegates circled back for a second chance at a bill discouraging drivers from camping out in the left lane. The House of Delegates narrowly voted down a […]
Senate, House move bills on sports, smoking and deep-fake porn
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate and House of Delegates plowed through long lists of bills on Tuesday, in preparation for Crossover Day on Wednesday. School sports, smoking […]
House spends 90 minutes debating amending Raylee’s Law – concerning child abuse — into homeschooling bill
MORGANTOWN – An amendment to a bill making some tweaks to state homeschooling law plunged the House of Delegates into a 90-minute debate about child abuse prevention, […]
Senate Finance chair confirms death of CROWN Act, prohibiting racial discrimination based on hair
MORGANTOWN — A bill to prohibit racial discrimination based on hair textures and hairstyles narrowly passed out Senate Judiciary last Thursday, only to be sent to Senate […]
‘Women’s Bill of Rights’ would define male, female
Senators advanced legislation called the “Women’s Bill of Rights” that would codify definitions of man and woman, and they advanced another bill called “The Restoring Sanity Act” […]
Vax bill passes to State Senate
After debate of almost two hours, delegates voted for several exemptions to vaccine requirements in West Virginia schools. House Bill 5105 first removed vaccine requirements for students […]
House Education breezes through two student-hunger bills and a PROMISE bill
MORGANTOWN – The House Education Committee crammed a wham-bam 9-minute meeting between floor sessions on Monday – approving two Senate student-hunger bills and a Senate PROMISE Scholarship […]