The state Senate on Thursday killed a bill to require performance audits of the Secondary Schools Athletic Commission, but unanimously approved one to require the state school […]
West Virginia Legislature
House Education OKs bills on school calendars, Business PROMISE+, cursive writing
MORGANTOWN — The House Education Committee approved bills on Wednesday to change school calendars, offer a new Business+ PROMISE Scholarship and provide an additional year of cursive […]
House rejects fire safety code bill amendment; Senate OKs resolution on congressional term limits convention
The House of Delegates shot down a bill amendment on Tuesday intended to preserve a current element of state fire safety code. Across the Capitol, the Senate […]
Senate panel begins work on bill to limit city annexation by minor boundary adjustment
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown’s annexation conflict has rippled to the Capitol, where the Senate Government Organization Committee began work on Tuesday on a bill to ban annexation by […]
Manufacturing inventory tax and vehicle property tax amendments top measures introduced Jan. 21
MORGANTOWN — Here is a sampling of bills introduced Jan. 21. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. Most controversial among the measures are the […]
House, Senate, honor WVU, pass lists of bills for rape victims, roadwork and more
MORGANTOWN — The House and Senate honored WVU on Tuesday and passed bills to reduce drug costs, give the public a look at roadwork spending and protect […]
Senate Judiciary approves resolution for Congress to call convention to put congressional term limits in Constitution
MORGANTOWN — The Senate Judiciary Committee debated for a bit over an hour on Monday a resolution to ask Congress to call a convention to propose a […]
Bill to end pop tax for WVU medical school among those introduced Jan. 20
MORGANTOWN — Here is a sampling of bills introduced Jan. 20. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. A bill to end the pop tax […]
House, Senate, quickly pass orphan gas well capping bill, handful of others
MORGANTOWN — The House and Senate breezed through passage of a handful of bill Monday, including one to raise money to cap orphan gas wells and one […]
Stakeholders debate proposed change to state fire code at House Judiciary hearing
MORGANTOWN — A public hearing on a proposed change to state fire safety code drew 10 speakers to the House of Delegates chamber Monday morning. Nine opposed […]
