MORGANTOWN — A bill to allow people to carry pepper spray on the Capitol Complex grounds whizzed through Senate Judiciary Monday afternoon and is on its way to the Senate […]
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Randy’s Dream returns; Senate invites Frederick County, Va., to join WV
MORGANTOWN — Preston County residents filled the state Senate galleries in Charleston Monday morning to support the return of the “Randy’s Dream” secondary road repair bill. Representing the We Stand […]
Guns, roads, abortions, milk among bills introduced Jan. 13
MORGANTOWN — Here is a sampling of bills introduced Jan. 13. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 312 and HB 4128, establishes Child Protective Services caseworker […]
A sampling of bills introduced Jan. 10
MORGANTOWN — Here is a sampling of bills introduced Jan. 10. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. HB 4081 is another go at the Uniform Partition of […]
A sampling of bills introduced Jan. 9
Here is a sampling of bills introduced Jan. 9. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 152, the Taxation With Representation Act to allow nonresidents of a […]
Justice issues executive order to create Narcotics Intelligence Unit to fight drug trafficking
Gov. Jim Justice followed up on his Wednesday night announcement to create a Narcotics Intelligence Unit to battle drug trafficking by issuing an executive order to that effect on Thursday. […]
Governor outlines bright future, with some challenges, in State of the State Address.
CHARLESTON – West Virginians have come to expect Gov. Jim Justice to step into coach mode for his State of the State Address – offering a pep talk illustrated along […]
New I/DD Waiver and CPS funds included in conservative FY 2021 state budget.
CHARLESTON — The governor’s office is projecting a $108.6 million revenue decline for Fiscal Year 2021 and is taking a hold-the-line approach on spending. The one exception is the Department […]
A sampling of bills from Jan. 8
CHARLESTON – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Jan. 8. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. HB 4001, the speaker’s Mountaineer Impact Fund, which would use […]
WVU economic outlook for legislators: Pursue diversification, entrepreneurship
CHARLESTON – WVU economics professor John Deskins kicked off the 2020 legislative session with his annual state economic outlook. His points were similar to those of previous years: promote economic […]
