MORGANTOWN — Opponents of a West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals might view it like one of those movie monsters that never dies but keeps coming back for sequel after […]
Author: David Beard/ The Dominion Post
House committees approve road fund allocation, tire hauling and rape kit processing bills
MORGANTOWN — the House Government Organization Committee breezed through a bill to require the Division of Highways to develop a road funding allocation formula in just a few seconds, then […]
Some bills introduced Jan. 23
Here is a sampling of bills introduced Jan. 23. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 604, to create the cabinet position of State Surgeon General, at […]
Committee sends modified city annexation bill to full Senate; requires consent of all inside target territory
MORGANTOWN — A bill to limit cities’ ability to annex territory by minor boundary adjustment cleared the Senate Government Organization Committee on Thursday and heads to the Senate floor. SB […]
Senate kills SSAC audit bill; House passes Fire Commission rule with weakened electric code measure
The state Senate on Thursday killed a bill to require performance audits of the Secondary Schools Athletic Commission, but unanimously approved one to require the state school board to develop […]
Some bills introduced Jan. 22
MORGANTOWN — Here is a sampling of bills introduced Jan. 22. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 577, to cap insulin copays at $100 for a […]
House Education OKs bills on school calendars, Business PROMISE+, cursive writing
MORGANTOWN — The House Education Committee approved bills on Wednesday to change school calendars, offer a new Business+ PROMISE Scholarship and provide an additional year of cursive handwriting instruction in […]
House rejects fire safety code bill amendment; Senate OKs resolution on congressional term limits convention
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 […]
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 […]
