CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s two U.S. senators said Wednesday they would be ready to vote today to end the partial government shutdown. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito both spoke to members at the West Virginia Economic Development Council during the council’s legislative ...
CHARLESTON – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Jan. 23. Monongalia-Preston-Marion-area lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 394, to allow the state to opt out of federal statute barring convicted drug felons from receiving SNAP benefits. Similar to HB 2459 which is on ...
MORGANTOWN — A man charged with attempted murder and a man who was shot just days after his arrest for allegedly selling drugs were among those who appeared before Judge Susan Tucker on Wednesday, the second day of arraignments for those indicted by the January 2019 term of the Monongalia ...
CHARLESTON – The House of Delegates spent 45 minutes Wednesday debating an off-the-radar savings bond bill focused on the word “escheat,” about 45 seconds passing a bill to prevent certain sex offenders from supervising kids. The savings bond bill is HB 2193. As amended on the ...
KINGWOOD — Kingwood Council voted unanimously Tuesday to support Preston County’s school levy, which goes before voters Feb. 2. Councilman Josh Fields made the motion on the proclamation. “It’s something near and dear to me, as I know it is to many in this room, as a parent, as a ...
CHARLESTON — The House Finance Committee approved on Wednesday a resolution to put before the voters a Constitutional amendment to allow a future Legislature to reduce or remove the tax on business inventory, machinery and equipment. The vote wasn’t unanimous. It was a voice vote, so no one was on record, but it appeared to follow party lines. As committee counsel explained, tax law is embedded in the state Constitution, so changes to it have to be approved by the voters via an amendment. They approved such a change in October 2017 in the Roads to Prosperity Amendment. HJR ...
