MORGANTOWN – A bill to allow counties to charge a 1% sales tax found unanimous support in the Senate Government Organization Committee Tuesday. SB 550 has bipartisan […]
West Virginia Legislature
New Senate bill will raise more money for short-staffed Office of Oil & Gas through $100 annual fee
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Energy Committee approved what could be the second bill of the session to raise money for the underfunded and understaffed Office of Oil […]
House, Senate adopt resolutions urging Biden to name former W.Va. health commissioner as national drug czar
MORGANTOWN – The Senate and House of Delegates adopted identical resolutions Tuesday urging the president of the United States to appoint a former West Virginia public health […]
Bill that weakens some drinking water human health criteria clears Senate Judiciary
MORGANTOWN – A bill that includes some lower standards for toxins in drinking water won approval in Senate Judiciary Monday and heads to the full Senate. The […]
House Finance approves alternative personal income tax elimination plan; contains no tax hikes from Justice plan
MORGANTOWN – While Gov. Jim Justice was pitching his plan to eliminate the state income taxes to businesses across the state Monday afternoon, the House Finance Committee […]
Democratic legislators call on leadership to enforce COVID rules following positive diagnosis of GOP delegate
MORGANTOWN – Following the weekend announcement that House of Delegates Government Organization chair Brandon Steele, R-Raleigh, was diagnosed with COVID, legislative Democratic leaders issued calls Monday for […]
Senate approves congressional term limits amendment resolution; will apply to Congress for convention of states
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia will apply to Congress to call a convention of states to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to set congressional term limits. […]
House Judiciary OKs bill to bar trans athletes from certain school sports
MORGANTOWN – A House bill to bar transgender athletes from participating in certain sports won the approval of the Judiciary Committee on Friday. HB 3293 would apply […]
So-called Confederate monument bill passes House after two-hour debate
MORGANTOWN – A two-hour House debate on a bill doesn’t necessarily mean the vote will be close, and it wasn’t close on the so-called Confederate monuments bill […]
House Judiciary OKs 2nd Amendment bill; law enforcement worries it may hamper cooperation with feds
MORGANTOWN – The House Judiciary Committee passed a bill Friday morning aimed at protecting the state from federal gun control overreach, but law enforcement expressed worries that […]
