West Virginia Senate President Craig Blair is among the lawmakers clamoring to bring back the death penalty in the Mountain State, but doing so would be a […]
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A sampling of bills introduced Friday, Feb. 2
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Friday, Feb. 2. Local sponsors and cosponsors are noted.
House advances bill to give $2 million to WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, resolution supporting Texas in border struggle
MORGANTOWN – House Speaker Roger Hanshaw stepped down from his dais on Friday to promote a bill to give $2 million to WVU’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute to […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 3
Good: SB 175 — updates offenses of extortion and attempted extortion. It specifically adds “or other thing of value” (understood to include sexual acts) to the list […]
Notes from under the gold dome
Some thoughts about a couple of pieces of legislation at the state house: The first is a resolution. Delegate Kayla Young (D-Kanawha) has introduced House Joint Resolution […]
Senate Energy Committee advances bill to enable state primacy over EPA for permitting underground carbon sequestration wells
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Energy Committee on Thursday approved a carbon dioxide sequestration bill needed to pave the way for the state hydrogen hub and other carbon […]
A sampling of bills introduced Wednesday, Jan. 31
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Wednesday, Jan. 31. Local sponsors and cosponsors are noted.
Senate passes gun safety instruction bill, and one to help protect foster children
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate cruised through a series of bills on Wednesday — among them one dealing with gun classes and one to help protect foster […]
A sampling of bills introduced Tuesday, Jan. 30
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Tuesday, Jan. 30. Local sponsors and cosponsors are noted.
House passes elections, vehicle ‘ban-bans’ bills with Democratic opposition
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates passed two elections bills and a car-ban bill on Tuesday – two with Democratic opposition and one with bipartisan opposition. HB […]
