By Autumn Shelton, WV Press News Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Members of the West Virginia Senate passed eight additional House bills on Wednesday. These bills, passed on third reading, ranged from initial driver’s license permitting to removing the business and occupation tax on new car sales. Of all of the[Read More…]

Bill still must go through the finance committee before going to the Senate By Steven Allen Adams, The Weirton Daily Times CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A priority bill for the West Virginia House of Delegates dealing with broadband expansion came under scrutiny by a Senate committee Wednesday. The Senate Economic Development[Read More…]

By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that would limit abortions to 15 weeks in West Virginia was still in committee in the Senate Wednesday as the last day of this session looms. Legislators have until Saturday to pass bills, which require three readings. House Bill[Read More…]

By Courtney Hessler, The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates recently passed a resolution asking for an interim joint committee to evaluate the mental health service needs of students in higher education. House Concurrent Resolution 92 requests the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct[Read More…]

By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Board of Education has, again, officially weighed in against a proposed constitutional amendment that would give the Legislature final say over all state school board policies. “Decisions affecting daily classroom life would be placed in the hands of a partisan[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After eight years of false starts, a bill dealing with unitization — sometimes called forced pooling or lease integration — could finally make it through the West Virginia Legislature. The House of Delegates passed Senate Bill 694, relating to oil and[Read More…]

By Matthew Young, WV Press News Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. –  With just four days remaining in West Virginia’s 2022 legislative session, the House of Delegates once again spent a considerable amount of time during its Wednesday floor session on third readings. Committee Substitute for SB 470 was the first of[Read More…]

WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.VA. — From the House Rotunda to one Capitol entrance, the inaugural West Virginia Motorsports Day at the Capitol attracted attention to the enthusiasts and industry in the state. Highlighted by the roaring motor of the 1967 AHRA World Championship “Hundley and Boggs” Top Fuel[Read More…]

By Charles Owens, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — The average price for a gallon of gasoline hit a record $4.17 Tuesday, only hours after President Joe Biden announced a ban on Russian oil imports. Area lawmakers largely applauded that move while also demanding that the administration do more to[Read More…]

By Xena Bunton, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — According to 2020 data from America’s Health Rankings, 4.6% of West Virginians are affected by chronic kidney disease — not including kidney stones, bladder infection or incontinence — causing doctors and health officials to stress the importance of annual tests. Caused by[Read More…]