CHARLESTON — Members of the House Finance Committee narrowly advanced a bill that will reduce the amount of checks to unemployed people over time while also increasing the amount paid by employers into the state’s unemployment trust fund. The committee advanced SB 841 on a 14-9 vote ...
CHARLESTON — State lawmakers made progress on a long special session agenda Monday but will need at least today to finish the bills on Gov. Jim Justice’s agenda. A six-bill package that would make changes in the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation is on its way to ...
CHARLESTON — Union leaders gathered on the front steps of the House of Delegates to push back on a bill affecting insurance for public employees, but the bill lines up for passage as soon as today’s session. “Encourage your legislators to slow this down,” said Fred Albert, ...
Delegates started moving a bill making several changes to the insurance plan for public employees, Gov. Jim Justice praised lawmakers for their work on the plan, and union leaders plan to discuss their concerns Friday in front of the House chamber. Over the next few days, the full House of ...
CHARLESTON — The House Finance Committee advanced a $4.6 billion general revenue budget, reflecting the spending bills passed by delegates so far — by no means the final say on state finances. The budget bill reviewed by members of the Finance Committee Wednesday afternoon will be ...
House Finance Committee members advanced a $105 million supplemental appropriation to support Form Energy, which has plans to build a cutting-edge battery plant in the northern panhandle. House Bill 2882, which calls for a directed transfer to the state Economic Development Project Fund, ...