A day after a majority of delegates shot down a bill with similar concepts, the state Senate unanimously passed a bill moving toward higher pay for state workers in regions where cost of living is higher. Senate Bill 593 passed 33-0 — without any debate. It now goes to the House of ...
Delegates debated over an amendment that would have prevented removing students from public schools to home-school environments if there is a pending child abuse or neglect investigation. The amendment also would have applied in cases where the parent or a home-school teacher has been convicted of domestic violence, child abuse or neglect. The main bill was 3408, which made some adjustments to the Hope Scholarship for students leaving the public school system. That bill, in itself, wasn’t controversial and wound up passing unanimously. But the proposed amendment sparked an ...
CHARLESTON — The House Finance Committee advanced a $4.6 billion general revenue budget, reflecting the spending bills passed by delegates so far — by no means the final say on state finances. The budget bill reviewed by members of the Finance Committee Wednesday afternoon will be examined by the full House over the next few days. But even then, financial priorities will need to be reconciled with what the Senate wants. Among the big issues still at play are tax cut proposals, pay raises for state employees and changes to the Public Employees Insurance Agency. Gov. Jim ...
MORGANTOWN — If you think living on the bumpiest, most-treacherous, pothole-ridden city-maintained street in Morgantown means your street has to be at the top of the city’s 2023 paving list, think again. During a report to Morgantown City Council, Staff Engineer Drew Gatlin said there ...
State Auditor J.B. McCuskey announced a run for governor today, promising commitment to open government and joining an increasingly crowded field. “Starting tomorrow, you will see a campaign built on servant leadership that’s dedicated to our people,” McCuskey said before a crowd of supporters at the Quantum Sports Center in Charleston. “We will out work, we will out think, we will out hustle every single one of our opponents, and anybody who’s ever seen me do anything will tell you that that is true. You deserve absolutely nothing less than my greatest ...
Delegates passed a bill to limit financial damages in cases where injured workers can prove deliberate intent by employers who cut corners on safety. House Bill 3270 passed 52-45 with three absences after debate about the value of a life in dangerous workplace situations. “On this, I think I was voted-in not to come up here and put a cap on someone’s life,” said Delegate David Adkins, R-Lincoln. “So that’s what I’ve got to say about the bill.” West Virginia’s workers’ compensation policies were established to cover liability for workplace injuries. But if ...
