MORGANTOWN — Senate President Craig Blair stepped down from the president’s dais Monday morning to promote a resolution urging the federal government to reform its energy permitting […]
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A sampling of bills introduced Friday, Jan. 12
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Friday, Jan. 12. Local sponsors and cosponsors are noted.
Senate passes list of fast-tracked bills, explains the reasoning behind the speed
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate blazed through a list of fast-tracked bills Friday morning and sent them to the House of Delegates. Nearly all of them passed […]
Here’s what’s good about the W.Va. Legislature
The 2024 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature is underway, and let me confess now that I am a fan. You may think that is a […]
House Health Committee OKs bill renaming Department of Health and Human Resources
MORGANTOWN — With the former Department of Health and Human Resources now trifurcated into three departments, legislators began the process on Thursday of officially naming the new […]
A sampling of bills introduced Thursday, Jan. 11
MORGANTOWN — Here is a sampling of bills introduced Thursday, Jan. 11. Local sponsors and co-sponsors are noted. TWEET @DominionPostWV
A sampling of bills introduced Wednesday, Jan. 10
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates introduced 580 bills on Wednesday, Jan. 10, the first day of the 2024 session. Some of them are carryovers from last […]
2024 Legislative session begins with new bills and Babydog
MORGANTOWN — The 2024 legislative session began Wednesday afternoon at the state Capitol. As usual, the opening floor sessions were largely formalities, but Babydog sparked a brief […]
Lawmakers must prioritize recovery, not punishment
As the 2024 legislative session opens today, there are certain words already on lawmakers’ lips: drugs, addiction, substance abuse, fentanyl. And one more: punishment. Over the last […]
Barbara Fleischauer takes job with Feminist Majority, won’t seek House of Delegates seat
MORGANTOWN – Former Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer has taken a job with the Feminist Majority, a national women’s rights organization. She informed the Monongalia County Democratic Executive […]
