MORGANTOWN – Coal was the theme for actions by the Senate and House energy committees on Tuesday, with two bills and one resolution moving forward. The Senate […]
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Third Grade Success Act, other education bills passed in Senate and House
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate’s Third Grade Success Act topped a list of education- and child-related bills passed in the Senate and House on Tuesday. SB 274 […]
House Education approves bill to help students with dyslexia and dyscalculia — abridged version of Senate 3rd Grade Success Act
MORGANTOWN – The House Education Committee quickly reviewed and passed a condensed version of a reading and math skills bill up for passage in the Senate. In […]
Senate OKs resolution urging Mon Power to buy Pleasants Power Station, passes 2 education bills
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate got a jump on the House of Delegates on Monday, unanimously adopting a resolution urging Mon Power to buy the Pleasants Power […]
WVU students gather to air concerns about campus carry legislation
MORGANTOWN — A group of WVU students gathered in front of the Mountainlair on Monday to voice their concerns about the campus carry bill — SB 10 […]
WVU Medicine Children’s leader speaks on medical community’s opposition to vaccine exemption bill in state Senate
MORGANTOWN – At least nine bills concerning compulsory vaccinations are in the legislative can this session. One in particular has raised concerns in the medical community and […]
Senate, House pass bills on distracted driving, attacks on police, sex offenders and more
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate and House passed bills dealing with distracted drivers, student drivers, attacks on police officers, human smuggling green energy and more on Friday. […]
A sampling of bills introduced Friday, Feb. 10
MORGANTOWN — Here is a sampling of bills introduced on Friday, Feb. 10. Local sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. TWEET @DominionPostWV
House bill including state support for ‘pregnancy support organizations’ spurs opposition on House floor but passes overwhelmingly
MORGANTOWN – Under the Capitol dome on Thursday, bills concerning the school bus driver shortage and education on the Holocaust drew unanimous support. But a bill dealing […]
House bill aims to probe the extent of dangerous PFAS chemicals in drinking water statewide
MORGANTOWN – PFAS are a family of chemicals found in thousands of commonly used products, and while the effects of many of them are uncertain, some are […]