by Adam Booth and Monica Wilson Arts Day at the West Virginia State Legislature is coming up on March 2. It is a day for the arts community to showcase its contributions to the West Virginia creative economy. The goal is to raise awareness among our policy leaders on how important it ...
MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy came to Morgantown Thursday evening to critique the tax cut plans brewing in the Legislature and to offer some ideas that they think are better uses for a budget surplus. Center Executive Director Kelly Allen met with some ...
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Finance Committee approved on Thursday a bill aimed at fixing the problem of hiring and retaining Child Protective Services workers across the state. SB 273 would allocate CPS workers based on county population and worker caseload. It also allows the Bureau for ...
MORGANTOWN — Legislators hope a tax break for companies that extract and produce rare earth elements and critical minerals will encourage them to set up in West Virginia. HB 3012 provides for a nine-year break in severance taxes for a company that severs, extracts and produces for sale, ...
MORGANTOWN – The campus carry bill is on its way to the House floor and expected to pass there after clearing House Judiciary in a voice vote on Wednesday afternoon. SB 10, the Campus Self Defense Act, sets the parameters for people with concealed handgun permits to carry on public ...
MORGANTOWN — Here is a sampling of bills introduced on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Local sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 635, to change language concerning indecent exposure and increase the penalties associated with it. SB 638, to provide bonuses for unused days of personal ...