W.Va. Legislative Committee Meeting Schedule – Subject to change Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm SENATE: Saturday, April 1, 2017 REVIEW BILLS INTRODUCED The Senate will convene at 9 a.m. THIRD READING Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2329: Prohibiting the production, manufacture or possession of[Read More…]
Month: March 2017
Free gambling screening available through Problem Gamblers Help Network of WV
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While National Problem Gambling Awareness Month officially ends today, help for residents concerned about their gambling continues throughout the year. The Problem Gamblers Help Network of West Virginia (PGHNWV), a statewide problem gambling treatment group, is urging residents to get screened if they have ever been concerned about their[Read More…]
Justice: Budget talks with WV House stall
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice said he “got right to the altar” in budget negotiations with West Virginia House leadership Wednesday evening but couldn’t tie the knot on the last $45 million in tax increases he says are needed to balance the 2017-18 state[Read More…]
Justice hosts press conference on budget
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday that he hopes the final budget bill will include either an increase in the sales tax or an increase on cigarettes and soft drinks — either one, he said would bring in $45 million to state coffers.[Read More…]
West Virginia, Ohio senators pen letter to President Donald Trump; ask to preserve Appalachian Regional group
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — President Donald Trump said his executive order overturning the Clean Power Plan will help coal miners return to work, but senators hope he will not eliminate a program that provided millions of dollars to retrain thousands of displaced miners[Read More…]
WV Senator amends telemedicine bill to restrict access to abortion
By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With a little more than a week to go, a second bill to restrict access to abortion is moving in the West Virginia Legislature. The first, House Bill 2002, would originally have prohibited physicians from waiving parental notification in adolescent abortions and[Read More…]
WV House fast-tracks medical marijuana
By LACIE PIERSON The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Less than 24 hours after a medical marijuana measure cleared the West Virginia Senate, it was put on the fast track in the House of Delegates, ending a day filled with pressure from constituents for House members. Senate Bill 386 is the[Read More…]
WV House fast-tracks medical marijuana bill
By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that would permit marijuana to be used for medicinal purposes in West Virginia was read for a first time on the House of Delegates floor Thursday evening. Delegate Michael Folk, R-Berkeley, asked for unanimous consent to dispense with committee references[Read More…]
House votes to bypass committees, take up medical marijuana bill Friday
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After arguments that the House has not prioritized the issue of legalizing medical marijuana, delegates approved a procedural move Thursday that sends the bill to the full chamber. Delegate Michael Folk, R-Berkeley, made the motion during Thursday night’s floor session to bypass[Read More…]
Marshall University has day at Legislature amid threat of more cuts
By LACIE PIERSON The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Standing on white marble underneath a blue-and-gold dome, Marshall University students, faculty and staff donned their kelly green and brought the university’s culture, credo and history to Charleston on Thursday during Marshall University Day at the West Virginia Capitol. Marshall Day annually is[Read More…]