The House of Delegates shot down a bill amendment on Tuesday intended to preserve a current element of state fire safety code. Across the Capitol, the Senate spent an hour […]
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Senate panel begins work on bill to limit city annexation by minor boundary adjustment
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown’s annexation conflict has rippled to the Capitol, where the Senate Government Organization Committee began work on Tuesday on a bill to ban annexation by minor boundary adjustment. […]
Manufacturing inventory tax and vehicle property tax amendments top measures introduced Jan. 21
MORGANTOWN — Here is a sampling of bills introduced Jan. 21. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. Most controversial among the measures are the expected resolution to […]
House, Senate, honor WVU, pass lists of bills for rape victims, roadwork and more
MORGANTOWN — The House and Senate honored WVU on Tuesday and passed bills to reduce drug costs, give the public a look at roadwork spending and protect rape victims, among […]
Senate Judiciary approves resolution for Congress to call convention to put congressional term limits in Constitution
MORGANTOWN — The Senate Judiciary Committee debated for a bit over an hour on Monday a resolution to ask Congress to call a convention to propose a constitutional amendment setting […]
Bill to end pop tax for WVU medical school among those introduced Jan. 20
MORGANTOWN — Here is a sampling of bills introduced Jan. 20. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. A bill to end the pop tax that supports WVU […]
House, Senate, quickly pass orphan gas well capping bill, handful of others
MORGANTOWN — The House and Senate breezed through passage of a handful of bill Monday, including one to raise money to cap orphan gas wells and one to preserve confidentiality […]
Stakeholders debate proposed change to state fire code at House Judiciary hearing
MORGANTOWN — A public hearing on a proposed change to state fire safety code drew 10 speakers to the House of Delegates chamber Monday morning. Nine opposed the change, saying […]
Deer hunt bag limits and no soda for SNAP recipients among bills introduced Jan. 17
Here is a sampling of bills introduced Jan. 17. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. Deer hunting bag limits and taking soda from SNAP recipients are among […]
House, Senate, move bills on photo-less IDs, drug sentences, tourism, pepper spray
MORGANTOWN — Bills about photo IDs without photos, drug sentences, tourism and pepper spray won approval and headed to the other end of the state Capitol on Friday. Here’s a […]
