MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates made substantive changes to the Senate teacher strike and county health board bills Thursday, in preparation for passing both bills Friday […]
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Justice offers more income-tax elimination plan details in second virtual town hall
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice fielded another round of questions Wednesday evening regarding his plan to eliminate the state income tax. This was his second virtual town […]
A sampling of bills introduced Wednesday, Feb. 24
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills and resolutions introduced Wednesday, Feb. 24. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 434, to require […]
House bill ends employee-based city user fees; Morgantown stands to lose $4.5 million per year
MORGANTOWN – The city of Morgantown will lose about $4.5 million a year if a bill passed out of the House Political Subdivisions Committee on Wednesday makes […]
A sampling of bills introduced Tuesday, Feb. 23
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills and resolutions introduced Tuesday, Feb. 23. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. HB 2657, to modify […]
House Energy OKs bill to remove 800-plus above-ground storage tanks from 2014 regulatory program
MORGANTOWN – Every legislative session there are one or two prominent bills that pit the interests of industry against the environmental community. HB 2598 is one of […]
Senate Education amends House charter schools bill and sends it to Senate floor
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Education Committee tweaked the House charter schools bill Tuesday night and sent it to the full Senate. As it came to the Senate, […]
Senate approves bill to give county commissions veto power over board of health rule-making
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate spent four minutes shy of an hour Tuesday debating a bill to give county commissions veto power over local health boards. And […]
A sampling of bills filed Monday, Feb. 22
MORGANTOWN – Here is a sampling of bills and resolutions introduced Monday, Feb. 22. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 376 and 382, […]
Senate Finance quickly passes House bill to elevate Tourism, Economic Development to cabinet departments
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Finance Committee Monday took up the bill to make the offices of Tourism and Economic Development into cabinet departments and passed it in […]