By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The House of Delegates is taking a second shot at putting an amendment into the state Constitution to subject state Board of Education rule-making to legislative oversight. The House adopted HJR 102 on Tuesday and sent it to the Senate. If the[Read More…]
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Bill banning mask mandates, testing for asymptomatic cases in West Virginia public schools heading toward House passage
By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that would end face mask requirements in West Virginia public schools and ban those schools from requiring COVID-19 testing of students or employees without symptoms is headed to the floor of the full House of Delegates. The House Judiciary Committee[Read More…]
West Virginia trail permits skyrocket: Hatfield-McCoy almost doubles sales in 2021, continues record growth
By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — The Hatfield-McCoy Trail System set a record in 2021, almost doubling the number of permits sold for the ATV trails that wind hundreds of miles through Southern West Virginia. Gov. Jim Justice said almost 95,000 permits were sold last year, a[Read More…]
Charter schools await West Virginia Supreme court order on lifting injunction
By Steven Allen Adams, The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — If the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals doesn’t rule on a motion to stay a lower court decision blocking approved public charter schools from opening next year, that could push their start dates to the 2023-2024 school year, unless the[Read More…]
West Virginia Legislature passes bill to redesignate Glenville State College as university
WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Legislature has passed a bill to redesignate Glenville State College as Glenville State University. The bill, House Bill 4264, was introduced in January, receiving approval from the House Education Committee on Feb. 10. The full body considered the first reading of the[Read More…]
Certificate of Need fight comes to West Virginia House floor
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill to provide an exemption to West Virginia’s Certificate of Need law became a vehicle Tuesday for opponents to make an unsuccessful attempt to repeal the entire program. Delegates considered multiple amendments to House Bill 4643 on[Read More…]
West Virginia Senator Geffert introduces state Equal Rights Amendment
By Emily Keefer, The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Sen. Hannah Geffert (D-Berkeley 16) has introduced a resolution to put on the ballot an Equal Rights Amendment to the West Virginia State Constitution. “It is time,” Geffert said, “for West Virginia’s constitution to include the fundamental, moral principle that the legal[Read More…]
WV Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee reviews duties of DOT secretary
By Matt Young, WV Press News Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The duties of the secretary of the West Virginia Department of Transportation will be spelled out in state code is SB 610 ends up as law this legislative session. The West Virginia Senate’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee met on Tuesday[Read More…]
Advocates warn that if Senate Bill 181 fails, help for West Virginians in crisis may be delayed
WV Suicide Lifeline funding increase at risk WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A 14-year-old girl calls the WV Suicide Lifeline in the middle of the night. She has been cutting herself, and tonight she’s thinking of going further. She remembers she promised her school counselor she’d call the number[Read More…]
Volunteer fire departments seek WV Legislature’s support for recruitment efforts
Officials see difficulties ahead unless problem as addressed WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s volunteer fire departments — the last line of protection for thousands of West Virginia families — are supporting legislation that will allow them to strengthen service to their communities and overcome what has become[Read More…]
