CHARLESTON — House of Delegates Democratic leaders gathered Thursday morning to decry the governor’s COVID-19 vaccine exemption bill, HB 335. “I’m concerned about the message our governor is sending,” Minority […]
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Senate approves tweaked version of bill clarifying county commission authority over health board rules
CHARLESTON – The state Senate made some more tweaks on Wednesday to its bill clarifying county commission veto power over local health board rules, passed it and sent it to […]
Senate conforms its Congressional map to House version, sends bill to House; delays action on Senate map for a day
CHARLESTON – State Senate redistricting action was relatively limited on Wednesday. Senators approved amending their Congressional district map bill – SB 3003 – to conform to the House map in […]
Governor adds bill to special session allowing for COVID vaccine exemptions, forbidding school COVID vaccine mandates
CHARLESTON – Gov. Jim Justice added a COVID-19 vaccine exemption bill to the special session call Wednesday that has generated opposition from the medical and business communities. The bill – […]
House passes HB 301 creating 100 single-member districts
CHARLESTON — For the first time in state history, the House of Delegates will have 100 single-member districts. The House passed HB 301 on Wednesday, creating the new map, 79-20. […]
Public hearing speakers say House district maps break up communities of interest, small towns
CHARLESTON — The House of Delegates Redistricting Committee opened the third day of the redistricting special session with a public hearing on its proposed maps — and the first speaker […]
Senate takes up bill tweaking county veto power over health boards; defeats amendment giving school boards veto power
CHARLESTON – A bill tweaking county commission veto power over local health board rules generated extensive debate Tuesday over a proposal to also give county education boards veto power er […]
House Redistricting Committee sends Congressional map to House floor; differs slightly from Senate version
CHARLESTON – The House Redistricting Committee approved its version of a proposed Congressional map Tuesday and sent it to the full House, where it was received and the bill read […]
Senate Redistricting Committee sends proposed Senate, Congressional maps to Senate floor for debate
CHARLESTON – The Senate Redistricting Committee approved – none unanimously – proposed new district maps for the state Senate and Congress on Monday afternoon and sent them to the Senate […]
Sen. Bob Beach won’t seek reelection in 2022
CHARLESTON – Sen. Bob Beach, D-Monongalia, told The Dominion Post on Monday that he will not seek reelection in 2022. “I’ve been actually contemplating this for quite a while now,” […]
