CHARLESTON — The last day of the 60-day legislative session got off to a cantankerous start with the death of the medical cannabis bill. Things warmed up, […]
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Day 60 in the Legislature — a look at the highlights
CHARLESTON – Saturday was the last day of the 60-day legislative session. The day’s highlights included the death of the medical cannabis bill and the passage of […]
House of Delegates kills Senate’s intermediate court bill
CHARLESTON – Once again, Senate leadership’s dream of creating an intermediate appeals court died in the House of Delegates. SB 275 is the intermediate court bill. The […]
Day 59 in the House of Delegates: A long churn through a long list of bills
CHARLESTON – Friday is Day 59 of the 60-day legislative session. The House of Delegates has 37 bills up for third reading and passage – including the […]
House amends Senate intermediate court bill; will vote on passage on Friday
CHARLESTON – The House of Delegates will take up and vote on a somewhat different version of the Senate’s intermediate appeals court bill, SB 275, on Friday. […]
Insulin bill advances in Senate; Bible bill goes to governor
MORGANTOWN — The insulin bill sailed through Senate Finance on Wednesday and will hit the floor in time to pass Saturday, the last day of the session. […]
House passes its budget bill; delays action on intermediate court bill
MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates spent more than three hours on the budget bill Wednesday afternoon and approved its version in an overwhelming 95-5 votes. In […]
Senate rejects effort to make House Bible elective bill match its version
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate on Tuesday backed off its more ecumenical approach to a pair of bills allowing high schools to offer elective courses on the […]
Senate Health Committee raises insulin bill copay cap from $25 to $100
MORGANTOWN — The House bill to cap insulin copay for diabetes patients escaped death in the Senate on Monday and came through Senate Health on Tuesday with […]
House tweaks solar plant bill; passes gun bill over objections of Judiciary chair
MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates fended off a couple possibly fatal amendments to what’s been called the solar bill on Monday, and adopted a couple tweaks. […]