MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates passed a human smuggling bill on Monday, but opponents objected that it places trafficking and smuggling on the same level and denies trafficking victims the right to restitution. Across the Capitol, the Senate moved bills regarding parental surrogacy, ...
West Virginia University’s student food pantry, The Rack, has sought to provide accessible resources to students facing food insecurity since 2010. Last month marked the opening of its third location on campus, expanding its reach and support to a greater range of students. A 2021 study ...
CHARLESTON — Pay raise bills for educators, state police and non-uniformed corrections workers were advanced through the House Finance Committee. “It’s basically the governor’s pay raise bill as he proposed in his budget is what got passed,” said Delegate Matthew Rohrbach, R-Cabell, the deputy speaker in the House. House Bill 4883 provides pay increases for state workers whose pay scales are in state code. So, state police personnel and public school educators would be affected. As explained to delegates, that means state police personnel would receive a $2,900 annual ...
Is House Bill 4299 a loaded gun — unto itself? That’s what the leaders of West Virginia’s two unions for teachers and others who work in school buildings are worried about, now that the measure is going before the state Senate for approval. Should it pass, the bill would allow ...
MORGANTOWN – The Senate School Choice Committee advanced a bill on Wednesday to enable the creation of alternative high-risk population public charter schools. The school would be required to have an unduplicated count of at least 70% of its total enrollment, upon first entry to the ...
Kindergarten registration is happening now for Monongalia County Schools, and parents and other caregivers registering the children in their households will receive preferential placement — if they get their applications in before April 15. Visit https://boe.mono.k12.wv.us/ for details ...
