MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice on Tuesday vetoed a bill aimed at drawing new business and industry to the state, claiming the bill could harm the state’s […]
West Virginia Legislature
Solar for safety: Two groups proposing panel-equipped ‘resilience hubs’ for shelters during weather emergencies
Drenching rains. Paralyzing bouts of cold and snow — followed by record-breaking high temperatures the next week, or the next day, even. Lashing rains and winds that […]
Legislature puts physician-assisted suicide prohibition amendment before the voters; non-citizen voting amendment falls to filibuster
MORGANTOWN – A Constitutional amendment regarding euthanasia and a bill aimed at curbing youth vaping were among the pieces of legislation completing their journeys late Saturday, the […]
Late on Day 60, House passes Intelligent Design bill; also — a look at bills that completed their legislative journey
MORGANTOWN – Between long and frequent recesses on Saturday, the last day of the legislative session, the House and Senate managed to complete work on some bills […]
Squabbling Legislature sends handful of bills to the governor on Day 59; Senate adopts resolution honoring Edith Levy
(Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include language from the final version of SR 6, honoring Edith Levy.) MORGANTOWN – The state House and Senate […]
Senate passes House bills regarding PROMISE, porn sites, solar sites, school security guards as session enters final days
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate moved through a series of House bills on Thursday, as both chambers head into the 60th and final day of the session […]
Senate Judiciary splits on attempt to revive CROWN Act, kills it again; approves capital punishment study resolution, euthanasia bill
MORGANTOWN — An attempt to revive the CROWN Act by plugging it into a different bill fizzled Wednesday evening in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill up […]
Senate Education Committee does good deed for House bill to help Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts
MORGANTOWN – An appeal from a Boy Scouts leader led the Senate Education Committee to ease their planned restrictions on a House bill to allow the Scouts […]
House booze bill prompts Senate to stop and take a think
MORGANTOWN – Senate Judiciary chair Charles Trump spent several minutes explaining the minutiae of a 55-page, much-amended booze bill on Wednesday. Following the long briefing, Sen. Randy […]
Senate Intelligent Design bill undergoes evolution in House Judiciary
MORGANTOWN – The Senate’s Intelligent Design bill took another step in its evolution on Tuesday, as the House Judiciary Committee took up and approved the fourth version […]