MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Friday, Feb. 9. Local sponsors and cosponsors are noted.
Government
Manchin frustrated over blocked border bill
CHARLESTON — Sen. Joe Manchin says he is incredibly discouraged over the failure of a border security package that had been negotiated by a bipartisan group of his colleagues. “Everything […]
Senate passes left-lane highway passing bill, carbon sequestration permitting bill
MORGANTOWN – The Senate on Friday passed a bill to address the frustration of vehicles driving too slowly in the left lane of a highway, and one concerning carbon sequestration […]
House jails committee approves bill creating ombudsman to investigate jail complaints
CHARLESTON — The House of Delegates is advancing a bill that would create an ombudsman program in the state’s Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation. According to HB 5358, the ombudsman […]
Women’s Bill of Rights’ has ‘absolutely nothing to do with women’
CHARLESTON — In a public hearing about legislation called “The Women’s Bill of Rights,” most speakers said the bill does nothing of the sort and, instead, is an effort to […]
Bill allowing sale of raw milk advances through ag committee
A bill that would allow the sale of raw milk in West Virginia passed the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee in the House of Delegates Wednesday. The bill, HB 4911, […]
City Councilor Danielle Trumble appointed to serve on League of Cities Human Development Committee
Danielle Trumble, Fifth Ward City Councilor of Morgantown, has been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2024 Human Development Federal Advocacy Committee. Trumble was elected to a one-year […]
A sampling of bills introduced Thursday, Feb. 8
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Thursday, Feb. 8. Local sponsors and cosponsors are noted.
House bogs down in long debate over removing reference to systemic racism from school security office bill
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates got mired Thursday in a nearly hour-long debate over an amendment to remove three words from a 14-page bill concerning the hiring of school […]
Senate committee OKs bills dealing with growth and county zoning, business-improvement impact fees, and state building code
MORGANTOWN — Three bills with impact on Monongalia County advanced out of the Senate Government Organization Committee Thursday morning. SB 530 deals with impact fees related to population growth and […]
