MORGANTOWN – The House Energy and Manufacturing Committee gave its OK Thursday to the House version of the bill to lift the ban on nuclear plant construction, and to an […]
West Virginia Legislature
A look at bills introduced Wednesday, Jan. 19
MORGANTOWN – Here is a look at some of the bills introduced on Wednesday, Jan. 19. Local sponsors and cosponsors, if any, are noted. SB 426, to raise the tax […]
Bill lifting nuclear power ban gets first committee OK in Senate; bill to reinstate film tax credit also gets a nod
MORGANTOWN — The effort to repeal the state’s ban on building nuclear power plants took its first step forward on Wednesday as the Senate Economic Development Committee passed SB 4 […]
House committee OKs bill to allow county voters to set up special election to recall county ordinances
MORGANTOWN — The House Political Subdivisions Committee OK’d a bill on Wednesday to allow voters in a county to set up a special election to recall a county ordinance. Even […]
Experts, legislators explore allowing advanced nuclear plants to come to West Virginia
MORGANTOWN – Several pieces of legislation have been introduced or are in the pipeline to lift the current restrictions on siting nuclear power plants in West Virginia. With that in […]
Senate Energy OKs bill concerning bank boycotts of fossil fuel companies
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate Energy Committee approved a bill on Tuesday that allows the state treasurer to put financial institutions that openly boycott fossil energy companies on a publicly […]
Legislative Democrats propose sales tax cut linked to state budget surpluses
MORGANTOWN — Legislative Democrats on Tuesday presented a plan to use a portion of the state’s budget surplus to reduce the sales tax. “Folks are struggling just to pay their […]
A look at bills introduced Tuesday, Jan. 18
MORGANTOWN — Here is a look at some of the bills introduced on Tuesday, Jan. 18. Local sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 415, to cap severance tax […]
A look at bills introduced Monday, Jan. 17
MORGANTOWN – Here is a look at some of the bills introduced on Monday, Jan. 17. Local sponsors and cosponsors, if any, are noted. HB 4094, to provide a cost-of-living […]
Legislature’s first week in session sees curve balls with COVID and winter storm
MORGANTOWN – The first week of the 2022 legislative was overshadowed by COVID-19, and ended with a whimper as legislators held quick Friday morning floor sessions and got out of […]
