BY MIKE NOLTING West Virginia House Democrats are presenting a list of items they want on a special session agenda. House Minority Leader Sean Hornbuckle, D-Cabell, said the special session should not be a second attempt for Republicans to pass measures related to their cultural ...
CHARLESTON — Lawmakers introduced a new version of a controversial unemployment bill on the final night of the regular legislative session, resulting in a vigorous debate about deciding on such a complicated, important policy right up against the midnight deadline. Delegates passed the ...
Delegates passed a long-discussed bill that would allow elementary school teachers to remove especially disruptive students from classrooms. SB 614 passed on an 82-14 vote. The bill already passed the Senate but goes back there again because of some changes that were made. “I can’t ...
Delegates passed a bill requiring “In God We Trust,” the national motto, to be displayed in school buildings. The bill passed on an 86-10 vote. Senate Bill 152 would require display in a conspicuous place in West Virginia schools a durable poster or framed copy of the United States ...
CHARLESTON — Delegates passed a $4.99 billion general revenue budget that includes raises for state employees and a phase-out of state taxes on Social Security. But, with just days left in the regular legislative session, the state’s financial plan is anything but clear. That’s ...
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 ...