MORGANTOWN – It’s not a legislative session without at least one Senate Judiciary debate on an Article V constitutional convention to amend the U.S. Constitution. Judiciary had […]
West Virginia Legislature
Senate bill to license needle-exchange programs draws long line of physician opponents to testify against it
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Health Committee spent more than three hours Thursday hashing over a bill to license and regulate needle-exchange programs across the state. Bill lead […]
A sampling of bills introduced Thursday, Feb. 25
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills and resolutions introduced Thursday, Feb. 25. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 445, to restore […]
House amends Senate teacher strike, health board bills; both up for House passage on Friday
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates made substantive changes to the Senate teacher strike and county health board bills Thursday, in preparation for passing both bills Friday […]
Justice offers more income-tax elimination plan details in second virtual town hall
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice fielded another round of questions Wednesday evening regarding his plan to eliminate the state income tax. This was his second virtual town […]
A sampling of bills introduced Wednesday, Feb. 24
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills and resolutions introduced Wednesday, Feb. 24. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 434, to require […]
House bill ends employee-based city user fees; Morgantown stands to lose $4.5 million per year
MORGANTOWN – The city of Morgantown will lose about $4.5 million a year if a bill passed out of the House Political Subdivisions Committee on Wednesday makes […]
A sampling of bills introduced Tuesday, Feb. 23
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills and resolutions introduced Tuesday, Feb. 23. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. HB 2657, to modify […]
House Energy OKs bill to remove 800-plus above-ground storage tanks from 2014 regulatory program
MORGANTOWN – Every legislative session there are one or two prominent bills that pit the interests of industry against the environmental community. HB 2598 is one of […]
Senate Education amends House charter schools bill and sends it to Senate floor
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Education Committee tweaked the House charter schools bill Tuesday night and sent it to the full Senate. As it came to the Senate, […]
