On Wednesday, Gov. Jim Justice made the right decision and vetoed HB 5105, which would have exempted virtual public school students from vaccine requirements and allowed private and parochial schools to set their own requirements. (The Catholic Church already announced it would keep with ...
Of the over 2,500 bills introduced this past legislative session, only 279 became completed legislation. And of the 140-ish bills we were following, only about 16 of them passed. Friday, we presented you with the Legislative Graveyard. Today, we’ll give you some of the bills that did ...
by Sarah Woodrum As a public health professional, a Rotarian and a mom, I oppose House Bill 5105. Rotary International has been on the front line in the fight against polio since the 1970s and was a key contributor to the immunization efforts in response to the COVID-19 global ...
Good: SB 740 and SB 471 — both of which deal with digital technology and child pornography. SB 740 would make it illegal to use digital manipulation to alter any sexually explicit media (image, video, etc.) to include the image of an actual minor to make it look like the minor is ...
MORGANTOWN — Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom said he’s normally not one to take a public stance on the various bills being debated in Charleston. Wednesday was an exception. He said the expansion of House Bill 5105 to allow parents to opt out of vaccination ...