Of the over 2,500 bills introduced this past legislative session, only 279 became completed legislation. And of the 140-ish bills we were following, only about 16 of them passed. Friday, […]
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The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 9
The Legislative Graveyard Welcome to the Legislative Graveyard, where bills that did not become law come to rest –— though rarely in peace. The vast majority of bills we followed […]
Confessions of a former W.Va. Legislature fanboy
Back in January, I wrote a commentary in praise of the West Virginia Legislature. Here is what I said: “Let me confess now that I am a fan” of the […]
No cash, no plans. No wonder W.Va. microschool failed
If alternative K-12 education is the new frontier, then West Virginia is the Wild West. In early March, “The 74” broke the story of The Hive Learning Academy — a […]
Legislature puts physician-assisted suicide prohibition amendment before the voters; non-citizen voting amendment falls to filibuster
MORGANTOWN – A Constitutional amendment regarding euthanasia and a bill aimed at curbing youth vaping were among the pieces of legislation completing their journeys late Saturday, the last day of […]
Late on Day 60, House passes Intelligent Design bill; also — a look at bills that completed their legislative journey
MORGANTOWN – Between long and frequent recesses on Saturday, the last day of the legislative session, the House and Senate managed to complete work on some bills and send them […]
Squabbling Legislature sends handful of bills to the governor on Day 59; Senate adopts resolution honoring Edith Levy
(Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include language from the final version of SR 6, honoring Edith Levy.) MORGANTOWN – The state House and Senate spent a long […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 8
Good: HB 5516 — “prohibiting the use of deep fake images for the nonconsensual disclosure of private intimate images; prohibiting the unlawful depiction of nude or partially nude minors or […]
Legislature faces big decision on state unemployment program
Here is a question West Virginia legislators always need to ask themselves, especially in the closing days of a session: Is it better to do something or do nothing? That […]
Senate passes House bills regarding PROMISE, porn sites, solar sites, school security guards as session enters final days
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate moved through a series of House bills on Thursday, as both chambers head into the 60th and final day of the session on Saturday. Here […]
