MORGANTOWN – Following the death of the CROWN Act – SB 496 – on Wednesday, advocacy groups on Thursday presented a check for $5,500 to Black women-led West Virginia organizations Thursday in front of State Sen. Eric Tarr’s office. The groups said in a press release that they raised ...
MORGANTOWN – The House Judiciary Committee moved four Senate bills to the House floor on Thursday – and all are on first reading on the House floor on Friday. They deal with the U.S. motto, indecent exposure, sexual contact with minors and driver's license photos for voter ...
MORGANTOWN – A bill to prohibit non-binary designations on birth certificates is headed to the governor's office. The state Senate on Thursday passed HB 4233, which adds a single sentence to the section of state code dealing with birth certificates. It says, “The birth certificate ...
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate on Thursday stood to honor the life and work of Warren Randolph McGraw, former state delegate and senator, county prosecutor and judge, and Supreme Court Justice. The senators unanimously approved SR 56, honoring McGraw, and presented members of his family ...
MORGANTOWN – The Senate sent a series of bills to the House of Delegates on Wednesday – Crossover Day – on such issues as speeding doctors, carbon credits, charitable giving, churches and dental work. The most hotly debated bill of the day, a hefty tax on setting aside timberlands ...
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday advanced bills to enhance criminal penalties for “swatting,” and to prohibit sore-loser party switching after a primary election. HB 4845 is the swatting bill, and has nothing to do with flies. Swatting in this bill is ...