Welcome to the first “The Good, the Bad and the Stupid” of the 2024 regular legislative session. For those who are unfamiliar with this annual tradition: Every Friday while the West Virginia Legislature is in session, we do a roundup of bills, rank them as good, bad or stupid and tell you ...
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Thursday, Jan. 18. Local sponsors and cosponsors are noted. SB 488, to provide non-exclusive prosecutorial authority over public integrity cases to the attorney general. Sens. Charles Clements, R-Wetzel, Randy Smith, R-Tucker, Jay ...
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Education Committee on Thursday made a second go at establishing a PROMISE Plus scholarship program – but not without opposition from some members. A bill to require instruction on the Holocaust sailed through more smoothly. And a bill to require instruction on ...
MORGANTOWN — Here is a sampling of bills introduced Tuesday, Jan. 16. Local sponsors and co-sponsors are noted. SB 456, to address and define public camping in public spaces, create a penalty, and address existing ordinances. SB 459, to increase the senior citizens’ tax credit for ...
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate on Tuesday took up and unanimously adopted SCR 17, “Reaffirming support of WV Legislature for State of Israel and Jewish people.” The resolution has 32 sponsors — Minority Leader Mike Woelfel, D-Cabell, does not appear as a sponsor but voted for it; ...
MORGANTOWN — The Senate Education Committee on Tuesday approved bills allowing the teaching of intelligent design in schools, and requiring the display of the national motto in schools and colleges if certain conditions are met. SB 280, the intelligent design (ID) bill, is a retooled ...