MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates on Monday passed a couple elections bills unanimously with minimal discussion. The big debate of the day was about an amendment to a bill dealing with the supervision of nurse anesthetists. HB 4432 was on second reading. The primary objective of the ...
MORGANTOWN — Call it Green Bag’s gardening greenbacks. Or, maybe, seed money. Whatever it’s called, members of the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Policy Board are hopeful an environmental requirement to fund community gardens ...
Gov. Jim Justice indicated flexibility if lawmakers choose a pay raise for educators at a higher price tag than he’s already advocated. “There’s plenty of wiggle room in mine,” Justice said during an administration briefing. “If we have dollars, these folks are hard-working. We need to attract more, whether it be our state employees, our teachers, our service personnel on and on and on.” Justice in his State of the State address called for average 5% pay raises for state employees at a cost to the state of $123 million. Justice said the pay raise is meant to cover ...
CHARLESTON — With the state pounded by snow, West Virginia GOP has postponed a meeting that could have included a vote on closing primary voting to party members only. That would have meant voters registered as non-affiliated would not be able to ask for the Republican ballot in primary elections, including, possibly, the one this May. “In view of the governor’s setting a state of emergency for the entire state, it is unlikely that we will have a quorum present and it would be unfair to people most affected by the storm to proceed,” stated Elgine McArdle, chairwoman of the ...
MORGANTOWN — Here is a sampling of bills introduced Friday, Jan. 19. Local sponsors and co-sponsors are noted. HB 4922, to establish a cause of action upon violation of prohibition of providing gender reassignment or gender-altering medication to a minor. HB 4923, to establish ...
CHARLESTON — The state Corrections commissioner told lawmakers Thursday that a staffing crisis has started to ease and that National Guard support has begun to be drawn down. Corrections Commissioner William Marshall also fielded questions about eligibility for parole and conditions in facilities when he spoke before the House Jails and Prisons Committee. Gov. Jim Justice declared an emergency over staffing in jails in August 2022. Last year, the Legislature approved financial incentives meant to help recruit and retain jail workers. Marshall told delegates that the situation ...
