Wednesday was cross-over day at the Legislature, where any bill that didn’t come out of its chamber of origin is now considered dead. Fortunately, some proposed legislation made it from one chamber to the other in time to escape a bureaucratic death. Unfortunately, some proposed ...
MORGANTOWN – Friday was the 38th day of the 60-day legislative session – just past halfway, and heading toward Day 50, Crossover Day, the last day for bills to pass out of their house of origin in order to have a chance to survive. It's typical that much of the most serious action ...
Good: HB 4074 — Meghan’s Law; to train public school personnel and students regarding self-harm and eating disorder signs, prevention and treatment. The mental health crisis is real — especially among our young people. Anything that gets kids the help they need is good in our ...
MORGANTOWN – Legislators passed bills on Wednesday to lower patient copays for insulin and devices to treat diabetes, to establish a Parkinson's disease registry to enhance research at WVU, and to create a mining mutual insurance company to aid the coal industry and protect state ...
Today, we’re introducing what may become a recurring segment: The Good, the Bad and the Stupid, where we break down some of the bills introduced in the Legislature. Without further ado, let’s get started. Good: HB 4252 — to cap insulin copays at $35 and copays for related devices ...
MORGANTOWN – The House Health and Human Resources Committee passed a bill reducing the insurance copays for insulin, medical devices for patients with diabetes and for insulin pumps, Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer told The Dominion Post on Thursday. The committee passed an amended ...