Just two days before the U.S. EPA released its new health advisory levels for four members of the PFAS chemical group, the Legislative Oversight Commission on State Water Resources reviewed […]
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Sen. Capito, Delegate Hansen offer perspectives on EPA’s new, lower PFAS advisory levels
MORGANTOWN – A recent legislative look at a group of potentially hazardous chemicals – called PFAS – in West Virginia’s drinking water supply coincided with a U.S. EPA health advisory […]
Legislature to meet in Charleston for three days of interim meetings; House plans general session on school safety
MORGANTOWN — After visiting Morgantown in May, the Legislature returns to Charleston Sunday-Tuesday for June interim meetings. Headlining this round is a House of Delegates general session on school safety, […]
Justice won’t call special session for gas tax holiday; GOP opposition makes it ‘dead on arrival’
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice has squelched the possibility of a special session to take up a gas tax holiday. “This situation is dead on arrival,” he said during his […]
Legislative Democrats renew call for gas tax holiday as Justice statement on enacting one expected Wednesday
MORGANTOWN — The day after Gov. Jim Justice announced he plans some kind of decision on a possible gas tax holiday, legislative Democrats restated their desire to move ahead with […]
State hires consultant to review and possibly reorganize DHHR; cost $1.08 million
MORGANTOWN – The state will spend just over $1 million to engage a consult on the best way to reorganize the Department of Health and Human Resources, DHHR announced Friday. […]
DHHR unveils child welfare dashboard to track foster care placements, CPS staffing and more
MORGANTOWN – The Department of Health and Human Resources unveiled its new child welfare dashboard on Wednesday, and some local legislators and candidates are pleased with the progress. The dashboard […]
Legislators tour Northeast Natural Energy gas well pad
MORGANTOWN – Severance tax collections from natural gas outpaced coal for the first three quarters of Fiscal Year 2022, and a group of state legislators had the opportunity to visit […]
WVU’s John Deskins leads legislators through questions of locality pay to recruit, retain state workers
MORGANTOWN — Legislators resumed their wrestling match with the problem of locality pay for state employees Tuesday morning. The Joint Standing Committee on Finance took up the topic on the […]
Legislators tour Reynolds Hall: WVU’s new home for the Chambers business and economics school
MORGANTOWN – Legislators enjoyed a tour of WVU’s new shining jewel Monday afternoon: Reynolds Hall. Built on the site of the old Stansbury Hall, it will be the new home […]
