CHARLESTON – House Judiciary sent down to the House floor on Friday, Jan. 18, a tweaked Broadband Expansion Act and a bill to end the lifetime ban on SNAP – food stamp – benefits for drug felons. The broadband bill sparked a variety of technical questions but no actual debate. ...
CHARLESTON — Lobbyist Paul Hardesty, a Democrat who had Jim Justice’s Greenbrier Resort among his clients, was sworn in Friday morning as West Virginia’s newest state senator. “A very humbling experience,” Hardesty told reporters. “I have a great deal of respect for this ...
CHARLESTON — Shortly after three nominations for the vacant 7th Senate District became public Thursday, Gov. Jim Justice selected a lobbyist who represents companies of the governor’s family for the seat. Paul Hardesty will replace Richard Ojeda in the Senate on Friday upon being sworn ...
MORGANTOWN — Members of the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board inquired Thursday on the status of pedestrian-focused efforts along Patteson Drive. The efforts included a working group with representatives from WVU, the West Virginia Division of Highways, ...
CHARLESTON – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Jan. 17. The governor’s bill to exempt Social Security income from taxation is among them. Monongalia-Preston-Marion-area lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 338, to exempt pepper spray form classification as a ...
CHARLESTON – A bill to repurpose and possibly privatize Hopemont Hospital in Terra Alta is once again working its way through the Legislature. Its lead sponsor and another Preston delegate are not yet satisfied it protects the hospital’s resident patients or staff. A revamped ...
