MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Assessor Mark Musick said he’s trying to make life a little easier for newcomers to the county. During a recent presentation before the Monongalia County Commission, Musick said his office has put together an information card that includes a QR code ...
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, ...
Earlier this week, delegates took a bill to eliminate vaccine requirements for public virtual schools and expanded it to also eliminate state vaccine requirements for West Virginia’s private and parochial schools. Today, delegates voted to expand the bill again — amending it to allow parents citing religious beliefs to opt out of vaccination requirements for their children in any school in the state. “For the people across our state who hold a religious belief that causes them to object to these vaccines, this is the fair way to do these people, to apply the U.S. ...
CHARLESTON — Employees who defend themselves from attacks in the workplace could not be fired under a bill passed Friday by the House of Delegates. House Bill 5621 says anyone who is physically attacked by a workplace intruder and responds with reasonable and proportionate force — including the potential use of deadly force — to defend themselves or others may not be punished or fired for their actions. The bill allows self-defense not just for actually being attacked but also for instances of a reasonable apprehension about being attacked. The bill passed 91-5 and now goes ...
CHARLESTON — Senators passed a bill that would expand requirements for work or employment training for able-bodied adults without dependents for benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The bill passed on a 32-2 vote and now goes to the House of Delegates. SB 562 also extends the age range for people affected to 59. The age range for current procedures is from 18 to 52. And the bill would establish requirements to report information about how the program is working to a legislative oversight committee. There’s a three-year implementation schedule for ...
MORGANTOWN – The Senate is once again trying to give small rural counties a tool to fund their fire and EMS services. SB 167 was among the bills that passed the Senate on Friday and headed to the House. SB 167 would allow any county to impose a $1 health and safety fee on a list of ...
