MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills introduced on Thursday, Jan. 19. Local sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. HB 2807, the Virtual Public Schools Act, to recognize a virtual school as an independent public school. HB 2808 and HB 2821, to allow gambling and lottery ...
MORGANTOWN — Enthusiasm abounded as the Senate Education Committee advanced what they called a “transformational” bill to improve the reading and math skills of the state's K-3 students. The emotion was evident but several senators also commented that they were voting ...
MORGANTOWN — A Senate bill to allow for carbon sequestration under state lands cleared the House on Thursday and will return to the Senate. SB 162 allows the Division of Natural Resources, with approval of the Commerce secretary, to lease state-owned pore spaces underlying state forests, ...
MORGANTOWN – Campus carry is once again working its way through the state Legislature. SB 10 is called the Campus Self Defense Act and sets the parameters for people with concealed handgun permits to carry on public college and university campuses. The Senate Judiciary Committee ...
MORGANTOWN — Here is a sampling of bills introduced on Wednesday, Jan. 18. Local sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. HB 2752, to create the Non-Profit Transparency and Accountability Act, which will require that all nonprofit organizations that receive any part of their total ...
MORGANTOWN — A House committee has resurrected a bill that would allow a handful of city voters to petition for an election to overturn a city ordinance. The Political Subdivisions Committee approved HB 2244 in a divided voice vote. The original version said, “Any city shall, upon ...