(Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include language from the final version of SR 6, honoring Edith Levy.) MORGANTOWN – The state House and Senate spent a long […]
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Bill removing marital exemption from some sex assault cases heads to governor’s desk
The House of Delegates passed a bill to remove a marital exemption for some criminal sexual offenses Senate Bill 190 would remove a provision in criminal code where an allegation […]
Amendments defeated for national motto, intelligent design bills for schools
Delegates didn’t put their faith in proposed amendments to a bill requiring “In God We Trust” signs in schools or another bill ensuring classroom discussions are allowed to ruminate on […]
Senate passes House bills regarding PROMISE, porn sites, solar sites, school security guards as session enters final days
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate moved through a series of House bills on Thursday, as both chambers head into the 60th and final day of the session on Saturday. Here […]
State employee pay raises would be tied to personal income tax trigger in Senate bill
The Senate Finance Committee advanced a pay raise bill for public employees, but with a twist. The Senate’s version of the bill would tie an average 4% raise for public […]
Senate Health passes vaccination exemption bill
The Senate Health Committee advanced a bill that loosens some of West Virginia’s school vaccination requirements, with the chairman saying he wouldn’t have run it if he’d had a choice […]
Senate Judiciary splits on attempt to revive CROWN Act, kills it again; approves capital punishment study resolution, euthanasia bill
MORGANTOWN — An attempt to revive the CROWN Act by plugging it into a different bill fizzled Wednesday evening in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill up for consideration was […]
Senate Education Committee does good deed for House bill to help Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts
MORGANTOWN – An appeal from a Boy Scouts leader led the Senate Education Committee to ease their planned restrictions on a House bill to allow the Scouts to recruit new […]
House booze bill prompts Senate to stop and take a think
MORGANTOWN – Senate Judiciary chair Charles Trump spent several minutes explaining the minutiae of a 55-page, much-amended booze bill on Wednesday. Following the long briefing, Sen. Randy Smith, R-Tucker, in […]
Morgantown going back to the drawing board on city garage project
MORGANTOWN — In 2022, the Morgantown Building Commission took ownership of Morgantown City Hall, the Norwood Fire Station and the city’s public works garage in exchange for the issuance of […]
