MORGANTOWN — Three more school-related bills passed out of the House of Delegates on Wednesday and head to the Senate. HB 5863 creates the Patriotic Access to Students in Schools […]
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House panel halts home-based work bill, advances one prohibiting universal basic income
MORGANTOWN — The House Workforce Development Committee on Wednesday put the brakes on a bill aimed at protecting home-based businesses, but moved one along intended to encourage people to work. […]
Delegates debate how community air monitoring may be used, pass bill
CHARLESTON — After debate that has flared up almost daily, the House of Delegates passed a bill that would define standards for community programs to monitor and analyze information about […]
Republican candidates for governor face off in debate
DANIELS — Four guys vying to be West Virginia’s next governor fired verbal shots at each other, declared themselves to be the most effective conservative and offered glimpses into policy […]
Senate health moves bill to prohibit smoking in a vehicle containing kids
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Tom Takubo told his colleagues on the Health Committee on Tuesday that he had nearly thrown in the towel on his perennial bill to prohibit smoking in […]
A sampling of bills introduced Monday, Feb. 5
MORGANTOWN — Here is a sampling of bills introduced Monday, Feb. 5. Local sponsors and co-sponsors are noted. TWEET @DominionPostWV
Cyber safety, highway safety, carbon sequestration bills clear Senate and House
MORGANTOWN — The Senate and House passed a couple handfuls of bills on Monday, among them one for child cyber safety, one for highway safety and one concerning carbon sequestration […]
$3.2 million granted for water upgrades in Ripley and Mannington
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $3,229,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the City of Ripley and the City of Mannington. The […]
Non-uniformed jail personnel would be up for a raise under House bill
West Virginia’s non-uniformed corrections workers would receive pay raises under a bill advanced by the House Jails and Prisons Committee. As committee discussion noted, uniformed corrections officers received pay raises […]
Preston County Parks and Recreation seeking funds from Commission for repairs
KINGWOOD — Preston County Parks and Recreation is seeking $9,900 from the Preston County Commission to be used for labor to repair a portion of the Northern Rail Trail that […]
