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 […]
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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 […]
House Judiciary inserts stalled library obscenity bill into Senate AI child porn bill, stirs Democratic opposition
MORGANTOWN – Consideration of a well-liked Senate bill to criminalize AI child porn took an unexpected twist in House Judiciary on Tuesday when committee leaders inserted into […]
Senate Transportation Committee expands House $50K coal tax credit bill to up to $60 million
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Transportation Committee took a House bill offering coal companies a potential $50,000 tax break for making road improvements and expanded it to somewhere […]
Senate passes slate of House bills: swatting, sour grapes candidates and more
MORGANTOWN – The Senate cruised through a slate of House bills on Monday, passing them all unanimously without debate. A couple head to the governor; others were […]
MCHD approves fee schedule ahead of legislative change
MORGANTOWN — Local health departments across West Virginia are scrambling to stay ahead of a legislative change that could disrupt their ability to charge for a wide […]
House Judiciary approves resolution for Congress to call Article V convention for fiscal responsibility amendment
MORGANTOWN – House Judiciary Committee members appeared to have about as much fun as allowed by law on Friday approving yet another resolution demanding Congress call a […]
Black advocacy groups present $5,500 check in front of Senate Finance office to protest demise of CROWN Act
MORGANTOWN – Following the death of the CROWN Act – SB 496 – on Wednesday, advocacy groups on Thursday presented a check for $5,500 to Black women-led […]
House Judiciary advances U.S. motto, indecent exposure, sexual contact with minors, voter registration bills to House floor
MORGANTOWN – The House Judiciary Committee moved four Senate bills to the House floor on Thursday – and all are on first reading on the House floor […]
Senate sends House bill prohibiting ‘non-binary’ on birth certificates to governor
MORGANTOWN – A bill to prohibit non-binary designations on birth certificates is headed to the governor’s office. The state Senate on Thursday passed HB 4233, which adds […]
