CHARLESTON – Randy’s Dream took a small step toward Randy’s Reality Thursday morning when Senate Transportation and Infrastructure began work on SB 522, to create the Special Road Repair Fund. […]
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Senate panel OKs county sales tax bill; and bill to reorganize state emergency management, demolish abandoned structures
CHARLESTON — Senate Government Organization on Thursday approved a bill to allow counties to impose a 1 percent sales tax and another to reorganize management of state emergency planning and response […]
Senate passes military members court, list of other bills
CHARLESTON — While most eyes were on the House of Delegates Wednesday for its long debate on amendments to the omnibus education bill, the Senate more or less quietly worked through […]
House Judiciary approves bill to allow racetracks to set up satellite casinos in host counties
CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s four racetrack-casinos will be allowed to establish secondary locations within the counties they’re situated in a bill House Judiciary approved Wednesday. HB 2901 would allow the […]
A sampling of bills introduced Feb. 12
CHARLESTON — Here is a sampling of bills introduced Feb. 12. Among them is the governor’s bill to fund PEIA. Monongalia-Preston-Marion-area lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. This was […]
Interstate weight limit resolution, water and sewer infrastructure grant fund bill clear Senate committee
CHARLESTON — The Senate Transportation and Infrastructure gave its thumbs-up on Tuesday to a resolution calling on Congress to raise interstate highway weight limits in the state, and a bill to […]
House Energy OKs two bills: One pro-industry, one pro-mineral owner
CHARLESTON — The House Energy Committee on Tuesday approved one bill to help natural gas mineral owners and another to help producers. HB 2866 aims to allow mineral owners to […]
Sunday liquor sales bill clears Senate Judiciary, heads to floor
CHARLESTON — Sunday liquor sales moved another step closer to reality on Tuesday. Senate Judiciary amended and approved HB 2481, the bill to permit Sunday liquor sales after 1 p.m. The […]
Senate OKs anti-hazing bill for breakaway fraternities, bill to grant SNAP benefits to drug felons
CHARLESTON — A bill to apply state anti-hazing law to breakaway Greek organizations and one to grant SNAP benefits to nonviolent drug felons were among those that cleared the Senate on […]
A sampling of bills introduced Feb. 11 and Feb. 8
CHARLESTON — Here is a sampling of bills introduced Feb. 11 and Feb. 8. Among them is the governor’s bill to fund PEIA. Monongalia-Preston-Marion-area lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are […]
