Craig Blair Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/craig-blair/ Morgantown Area News Fri, 19 Jul 2024 20:36:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.dominionpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-81287318_3042289439136500_6974497821747576832_n-32x32.png Craig Blair Archives - The Dominion Post https://www.dominionpost.com/tag/craig-blair/ 32 32 Senators flush House diaper bill in protest over House inaction on Senate bills https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/03/05/senate-flushes-house-diaper-bill-in-protest-over-house-inaction-on-senate-bills/ Tue, 05 Mar 2024 17:48:06 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=325941 MORGANTOWN — Senators flushed a House dirty diaper bill down the toilet on Tuesday as a form of protest for House inaction on a host of Senate bills. HB 5002 […]

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]]> Senate adopts resolution urging Congress to reform energy project-permitting process https://www.dominionpost.com/2024/01/15/senate-adopts-resolution-urging-congress-to-reform-energy-project-permitting-process/ Mon, 15 Jan 2024 20:22:36 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=318954 MORGANTOWN — Senate President Craig Blair stepped down from the president’s dais Monday morning to promote a resolution urging the federal government to reform its energy permitting process. SJR 16 […]

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]]> State leaders back Gee following faculty vote https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/09/09/state-leaders-back-gee-following-faculty-vote/ Sat, 09 Sep 2023 13:55:47 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=301449 BY MIKE NOLTING State lawmakers are reacting following the ‘no confidence’ vote by the West Virginia University Faculty Assembly. The assembly voted 797 to 100 Wednesday afternoon in favor of […]

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]]> State’s jails still lack staff https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/07/11/states-jails-still-lack-staff/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 14:30:06 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=294677 CHARLESTON — House and Senate leaders along with the governor’s office have been meeting in recent weeks, working toward a possible solution to the problem of worker vacancy rates in […]

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]]> Highways could be priority for W.Va. remaining fiscal surplus https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/07/08/highways-could-be-priority-for-w-va-remaining-fiscal-surplus/ Sat, 08 Jul 2023 13:35:07 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=294437 West Virginia’s state government finished the fiscal year with a $1.8 billion surplus and still has $451 million of that unappropriated. A large portion of what remains to be appropriated […]

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]]> The ‘Choose West Virginia Tour’ hopes to get traction in Seattle https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/06/28/the-choose-west-virginia-tour-hopes-to-get-traction-in-seattle/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 14:05:13 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=293402 Several West Virginia leaders are in Seattle, Wash., this week for the latest installment of the “Choose West Virginia Tour.” House of Delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw said the group, which […]

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]]> Acting DHHR secretary talks with employees https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/04/19/acting-dhhr-secretary-talks-with-employees/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 13:55:10 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=285511 CHARLESTON — West Virginia health and human resources officials have been talking with employees about splitting the agency into three, and more talks are ahead with the governor and his […]

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]]> Tax plans get look from others https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/02/14/tax-plans-get-look-from-others/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:45:20 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=275313 The governor, House leaders and Senate leaders all say they want to cut taxes, and they’re assessing each other’s plans. Senators introduced a tax proposal last week, advocating for changes […]

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]]> Senators tout tax proposal as responsible, comprehensive https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/02/10/senators-tout-tax-proposal-as-responsible-comprehensive/ Fri, 10 Feb 2023 20:30:02 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=274907 Senate President Craig Blair is feeling pretty good about the rollout of a new tax proposal estimated at $600 million. Senators introduced and passed a bill that touches on several […]

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]]> Senators quickly, unanimously pass $600 million tax plan https://www.dominionpost.com/2023/02/09/senators-quickly-unanimously-pass-600-million-tax-plan/ Thu, 09 Feb 2023 17:10:07 +0000 https://www.dominionpost.com/?p=274711 Wednesday morning, West Virginia senators announced their own $600 million tax plan that they called comprehensive. By afternoon, senators passed the tax proposal in bipartisan fashion, 33-0. To do so, […]

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