MORGANTOWN – After a long Thursday House debate on a bill that includes some lower standards for toxins in drinking water, delegates passed it in just a […]
West Virginia Legislature
WVU expresses concern as Campus Carry gun bill appears up for revival
Campus Carry may be back before the Legislature. Four bills allowing people with concealed carry permits to carry on higher education campuses have been introduced this session, […]
Senate Finance OKs Hope Scholarship bill, nixes four proposed amendments
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Finance Committee gave the expected OK to the Hope Scholarship bill Thursday afternoon and sent it to the Senate floor. Along the way, […]
Another attempt to tighten drinking water health criteria rule fails on House floor as Hansen amendment defeated
MORGANTOWN – Another attempt to tighten up a Department of Environmental Protection water pollution rule dealing with human health criteria failed on the House floor Thursday, when […]
A sampling of bills introduced Wednesday, March 10
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills and resolutions introduced Monday, March 8. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. HB 3039, to exempt […]
Senate Judiciary revamps House union dues bill to prohibit all deductions of dues and fees
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday radically revamped a House bill intended to prohibit employers from withholding employee wages for political activities without express permission. The […]
House OKs bill to exempt 887 gas industry tanks from Aboveground Storage Tank Act inspections
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates overwhelmingly approved on Wednesday a bill to exempt 800-plus oil and gas industry tanks from the 2014 Aboveground Storage Tank Act […]
A sampling of bills introduced Tuesday, March 9
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills and resolutions introduced Monday, March 8. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 600 and HB […]
Senate Education approves Hope Scholarship bill after long meeting
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Education Committee spent a bit more than two hours Tuesday mulling the House Hope Scholarship bills. Three proposed amendments that failed in the […]
Senate approves bill to regulate needle exchange programs; opponents fear regulations will end programs statewide
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate approved Tuesday a bill to regulate needle exchange programs across the state. The bill faced strong opposition from physicians and public health […]
