MORGANTOWN – Voters in will have their say on proposed amendment to the state Constitution to keep state courts out of impeachment proceedings. HJR 2 passed 23-11 […]
West Virginia Legislature
House approves needle exchange bill, resolution to save Mylan plant jobs; OKs Senate version of transgender sports bill
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates on Friday overwhelmingly approved its version of the Senate bill to license needle exchange programs and sent it back to the […]
Gov. Justice ceremonially signs intermediate appeals court bill
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice joined by four leaders of the state Senate Friday to ceremonially sign SB 275, the bill establishing an intermediate court of appeals. […]
House of Delegates rejects Senate version of income tax repeal bill, in 0-100 vote
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice drew a red line Friday regarding the House of Delegates’ hesitation in taking up the Senate’s version of its personal income tax […]
Senate approves transgender athlete bill in close vote, sends it back to House
MORGANTOWN The Senate spent about 90 minutes on Thursday debating what’s been dubbed the transgender athlete and passed it on a relatively close vote 18-15. Five Republicans […]
House delays action on income tax repeal bill sent back from Senate; acts on annexation and other bills
MORGANTOWN – The expected death of the personal income tax repeal bill, HB 3300, was delayed another day. The House of Delegates did not take up the […]
Senate approves a fourth version of the personal income tax repeal plan in a squeaker vote; bill returns to House
MORGANTOWN – After more than two hours of debate Wednesday night, the Senate narrowly passed the bill to phase out the personal income tax, with a 18-16 […]
House approves bill extending pilot program to drug test TANF applicants
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates Wednesday approved the bill extending the pilot program to drug test applicants for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families through 2026. The […]
Senate Judiciary rewrites House Second Amendment bill to target federal commandeering
MORGANTOWN – Senate Judiciary took up a Second Amendment bill supported by gun lobbyists but opposed by police, rewrote and fine tuned it, and turned it into […]
House Judiciary tweaks some flaws from needle exchange bill, sends it to full House
MORGANTOWN — House Judiciary on Wednesday took up the ever-morphing bill to license needle exchange programs and offered a rewrite to remove some provisions physicians and pubic […]
