The 2023 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature began this week with the Republicans in absolute control of the agenda. The 2022 election and party switches have given the GOP all but three of the 34 seats in the Senate. In the House of Delegates, Republicans hold 88 of the 100 ...
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills introduced on Thursday, Jan. 12. Local sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. HB 2002, to create an adoption tax credit, early intervention services for adoptive children and other family support services. HB 2003, to provide early ...
MORGANTOWN – A bill once again working its way through the state Senate would allow specially trained medical professionals who accompany police SWAT teams on missions to carry weapons to defend themselves. The Senate Health Committee approved SB 83 Thursday afternoon and sent it to the ...
MORGANTOWN — State senators are once again considering a bill to help some small, financially struggling county school systems by setting a base enrollment figure for their school aid formula dollars. SB 41 says that beginning in the 2023-24 school year, no county's net enrollment will ...
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice topped a long list of State of the State legislative proposals with a 50% personal income tax cut. Justice addressed a joint gathering of the House and Senate and other state officials in the House chamber Wednesday evening, the first day of the 2023 ...
MORGANTOWN – The retooled House of Delegates opened the 2023 session at noon Wednesday. This is the first House in state history with 100 single-member districts. Voters in November swelled the Republican supermajority to 88-12. And after the usual ceremony, the supermajority swatted ...