MORGANTOWN — Senate President Craig Blair stepped down from the president's dais Monday morning to promote a resolution urging the federal government to reform its energy permitting process. SJR 16 was before the members: “Urging the United States Congress to enact much-needed reforms ...
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Friday, Jan. 12. Local sponsors and cosponsors are noted. SB 302, to authorize a child sexual abuse and sexual violence prevention program and in-service training in child sexual abuse prevention for schools. SB 303, to amend the ...
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate blazed through a list of fast-tracked bills Friday morning and sent them to the House of Delegates. Nearly all of them passed last year and died in the House, and this was another attempt at getting them across the goal line. Near the end of the floor ...
The 2024 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature is underway, and let me confess now that I am a fan. You may think that is a peculiar view, especially since we tend to have such low regard for politicians and the political process. And, in fairness, there is a lot to dislike ...
MORGANTOWN — With the former Department of Health and Human Resources now trifurcated into three departments, legislators began the process on Thursday of officially naming the new departments. House Health and Human Resources took up HB 4274: a 709-page bill that can be summarized in a ...
MORGANTOWN — Here is a sampling of bills introduced Thursday, Jan. 11. Local sponsors and co-sponsors are noted. SB 201, providing exemption from state severance tax for coal sold to coal-fired power plants located in West Virginia. SB 202, requiring certain municipalities to pay for ...