MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates churned through a long list of bills on Friday, Day 59 of the 60-day session. Many generated debate, but the Anti-Racism […]
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The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 8
The ‘last bills standing’ edition There are two days left in the 2022 regular legislative session. Anything that doesn’t pass the Legislature tomorrow is effectively dead, assuming […]
Essential history and the problem with the “Anti-Racism Act”
Maya Angelou said, “History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” And it takes courage to study […]
Sparks fly on House floor during amendment debates on Anti-Racism Act, microschool bill
MORGANTOWN – An effort to yank some teeth from the Anti-Racism Act led to a contentious debate on the House floor Thursday afternoon. Feathers also ruffled during […]
House Judiciary OKs Anti-Racism Act in wee morning hours; House expedites eventual passage with procedural move
MORGANTOWN – In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, when most folks were snug in their beds, House Judiciary wrapped up one of its famous marathon meetings […]
Two bills to save, and one bill to kill
The Legislature’s regular session ends Saturday, and there are two bills we’d like to see keep going and one that desperately needs to die. If HB 4252 […]
House Education approves scaled-down version of Senate Anti-Racism Act
MORGANTOWN – The House Education Committee followed up an early Monday public hearing on the Senate’s Anti-Racism Act – with speakers overwhelmingly against it – with two […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 7
Wednesday was cross-over day at the Legislature, where any bill that didn’t come out of its chamber of origin is now considered dead. Fortunately, some proposed legislation […]
House defeats move to kill Senate anti-CRT bill; puts constitutional amendment before voters on state BOE oversight by Legislature
MORGANTOWN – An Ohio County delegate made an unsuccessful attempt to kill a Senate anti-CRT bill on Thursday. Also on Thursday, a House resolution that would allow […]
Senate approves anti-CRT bill and bill to prohibit abortions of unborn children with Down syndrome
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate on Wednesday approved bills dealing with Critical Race Theory in schools and abortions of unborn children with Down syndrome. Wednesday was Crossover […]
