MORGANTOWN – WVU Faculty Senate raised the alarm during its Monday meeting over a bill introduced in the House of Delegates and on the agenda of the Higher Education Subcommittee Tuesday afternoon. HB 3279's stated purpose is “to require one person of the West Virginia University Board ...
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Following the lead of President Trump, state senators are considering a bill to exempt overtime pay from personal income tax. The Senate Workforce Committee OK'd SB 6010 on Monday and sent it to Senate Finance. The exemption would begin in the ...
dbeard@domininonpost.com MORGANTOWN – The years-long effort to repeal the Certificate of Need process for healthcare facilities and equipment took a blow on Feb. 24, but not a fatal blow, according to Gov. Patrick Morrisey. As Morrisey continues his push for repeal, the Dominion Post ...
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia pharmacists could be granted a limited authority to write prescriptions under a bill working its way through the state Senate. The Senate Government Organization Committee gave its blessing to SB 526 on Monday morning and it heads to the Senate floor. The ...
MORGANTOWN – The Senate bill to ban ranked choice voting breezed through the House of Delegates this week, passed overwhelmingly on Friday and will soon head to the governor's desk. SB 490 prohibits ranked choice voting – RCV – in local, state or federal elections. It defines ranked ...
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – School security guard legislation continues to wend its way through the Legislature, with a bill blending House and Senate versions earning unanimous House Judiciary Committee approval on Friday. HB 2164 will now head to the House floor. It's the ...