by Jennifer Shinall Over the New Year’s holiday, my husband and I received the surprise of our lives: a positive pregnancy test. The pregnancy was unplanned, but very welcome. Getting pregnant with our first two children had been somewhat of a grand undertaking, so the idea that I ...
Virginia Gov. Glenn Younkin’s partisans killed a bill that would have banned police from tracking women’s menstrual cycles while investigating potential crimes. The mere fact that Virginia Republican and Democratic lawmakers felt compelled to write such a bill conveys how far American ...
MORGANTOWN – Under the Capitol dome on Thursday, bills concerning the school bus driver shortage and education on the Holocaust drew unanimous support. But a bill dealing with adoption tax credits and grants for “pregnancy help organizations” drew some Democratic dissent. HB 2002 was ...
We have made it clear where we stand on abortion bans. Instead of reiterating why HB 302’s various restrictions are idiotic, impractical and inhumane, we’re going to look at the bigger picture. Restricting access to abortions will have far-reaching and long-lasting consequences. It may ...
MORGANTOWN – The Legislature on Tuesday resumed the special session abruptly suspended on July 29 and passed a new version of the bill to update state abortion law. Along the way, Senate President Craig Blair had to threaten to empty the audience galleries, House Speaker Roger Hanshaw ...
MORGANTOWN – Public Health Commissioner Ayne Amjad will take on an altered role in Gov. Jim Justice's COVID leadership team. Justice, Amjad and Department of Health and Human Resources Secretary Bill Crouch talked about the new role during Tuesday's briefing. Also on Tuesday's topic list ...