MORGANTOWN — Ten people are seeking election to five House of Delegates seats representing Monongalia County. Only one seat — the 82nd District — has a primary […]
Tag: WV Legislature
Legislators messed up PODA. They need to fix it
The thing about legalese — that strange, mysterious language of laws and binding contracts — is that all it takes is one misplaced punctuation mark, one misspelled […]
With solar veto, Justice put self ahead of state
Gov. Jim Justice went on a vetoing spree last week, shooting down the vaccine exemption bill but also killing the research funding for the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute […]
House Democrats talk special session priorities
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 […]
Regular session is over
What did we actually get? The 2024 legislative session is history and it appeared to be largely an act of Schadenfreude — that malicious pleasure some people […]
Justice’s nonsense veto of research funds for RNI
Gov. Jim Justice often says and does nonsensical things. But his veto of research dollars for WVU’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute reaches a whole new level of ludicrousness. […]
March 24 letters to the editor
Former ‘library kid’ will support levy in May I was a library kid instead of a latchkey kid. There was a 30-minute difference between the end of […]
Guest essay: Childcare advocates unite amid legislative failure
by Tiffany Dawn Gale The West Virginia Legislature’s recent failure to pass any childcare bills, including the crucial House Bill 4797 aimed at reforming reimbursement for childcare […]
March 10 letters to the editor
Cut, don’t phase out, Social Security tax Elected officials in West Virginia remain concerned about the state’s workforce participation rate and the state’s stagnant population. The West […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 10
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 […]