MORGANTOWN – The Senate Finance Committee spent less than five minutes Tuesday approving a bill to create a Charter Schools Stimulus Fund. Senate Judiciary spent just under […]
Government
House bill to allow for more birthing centers across state meets GOP opposition on House floor
MORGANTOWN – A House Republican bill to help more birthing centers spring up across the state drew significant Republican opposition on the House floor on Tuesday. Three […]
Bill to tax carbon offset contracts, protect timber industry draws opposition from landowner groups
MORGANTOWN – A House bill aimed at protecting the business of managed timberlands in the state by heavily taxing carbon offset contracts met with opposition on Tuesday […]
DHHR to host in-person hiring events in February
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) will host three in-person interviewing events in February for Kanawha, Mercer and Monongalia counties for positions within […]
Finance advances support of battery factory
House Finance Committee members advanced a $105 million supplemental appropriation to support Form Energy, which has plans to build a cutting-edge battery plant in the northern panhandle. […]
House Judiciary approves enhanced distracted driving bill after hearing Preston County widow’s story of loss
MORGANTOWN – A Preston County woman told legislators her story of the deadly consequences of distracted driving as they considered a bill to update and enhance the […]
House of Delegates considers bill to create Coalfields Energy Research and Economic Development Authority
MORGANTOWN — A bill to create a new state agency designed to promote energy development projects in the coalfields is on its way to the House floor […]
A sampling of bills introduced Monday, Feb. 6
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills introduced on Monday, Feb. 6. Local sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted.
Capito talks inflation, energy, water with West Virginia reporters
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito held one of her regular virtual conversations with members of the West Virginia press at the end of last week, covering […]
W.Va. House passes gender-affirming treatment ban
After more than an hour of debate, West Virginia delegates passed a bill that would ban aspects of gender affirming care for minors. House Bill 2007 was […]
