MORGANTOWN — the House Government Organization Committee introduced and passed a bill Friday morning immediately aimed at helping the sale of Fairmont Regional Medical Center to a new buyer. However, […]
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House approves Speaker Hanshaw’s West Virginia Impact Fund to draw big-money investment
MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates on Friday overwhelmingly approved Speaker Roger Hanshaw’s signature economic development bill, his West Virginia Impact Fund. It also took a few minutes to express […]
House bill to promote Appalachian Storage Hub heads toward passage
MORGANTOWN — A bill to make a small effort to create an Appalachian Storage Hub for a petrochemical industry boom in West Virginia and the tristate area is on first […]
Committees OK car inspection, Medicaid reserve fund bills, and more
MORGANTOWN — A bill to lighten the car inspection burden for West Virginia drivers divided the House Finance Committee on Thursday. And down the hall, Senate Finance moved one of […]
House adopts resolution to investigate Fairmont hospital owner, Alecto; approves Senate annexation bill
MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates on Thursday adopted a resolution calling on the state attorney general to investigate the business practices of the owner of Fairmont Regional Medical Center. […]
Elective high school Bible course bill becomes more inclusive in Senate Judiciary
MORGANTOWN — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morphed a somewhat controversial bill to allow elective high school courses on the Old and New Testaments into more inclusive courses on […]
Senate kills bill to end greyhound racing
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate failed in its latest attempt to end greyhound racing in the state, as its bill to discontinue the Greyhound Breeding Development Fund died 11-23 on […]
House public hearing on term limits amendment draws light turnout, familiar arguments
MORGANTOWN — The House Judiciary Committee held a public hearing Wednesday morning on the Senate resolution to call on Congress to call a convention to propose a constitutional amendment setting […]
Senate bill would scale back steam coal severance tax break — at the expense of Murray Energy
MORGANTOWN — The Senate energy Committee on Tuesday passed a bill to scale back last year’s severance tax break for steam coal. Discussion revealed it would help five or six […]
Senate Judiciary approves bill updating medical cannabis program; allows Public Health to add delivery forms
MORGANTOWN — The Senate Judiciary Committee approved another batch of improvements to the state’s medical cannabis program on Tuesday. Many will regard the most significant update as an expansion of […]
