By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The following are some potential questions by prospective patients, as well as some misconceptions, about the medical marijuana bill that passed the West Virginia Legislature and is on its way to the governor. The original bill was sponsored by Sen. Richard Ojeda,[Read More…]

By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Absent a veto from the governor, adolescent girls who, for a variety of personal reasons can’t or don’t want to tell their parents they plan to have an abortion, will now have to go before a judge to seek the procedure. West[Read More…]

By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — At five minutes to midnight, the end of this year’s regular legislative session, the West Virginia Legislature completed Saturday passing a bill eliminating the current Regional Education Service Agencies, the state Office of Education Performance Audits and the mandate for public school[Read More…]

By ANN ALI The State Journal Members of the West Virginia Senate gathered April 9 and waited roughly three hours to start the session and act on Gov. Jim Justice’s confirmations. Moments after the body adjourned sine die, Justice announced he would sign legislation that addressed the state’s certificate of[Read More…]

By DAVID BEARD The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va.  – A substance abuse bill originated by Delegate Cindy Frich, R-Monongalia, looked destined for death as the legislative session headed into its final 30 minutes Saturday night, April 8. HB 2620 is called the Drug Overdose Monitoring Act and changed several times[Read More…]

By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As the black hole that was the 2017 regular session imploded upon itself last week, I happened to receive a copy of a survey by the WalletHub website ranking the best and worst states for millennials. Not surprisingly, West Virginia ranked dead[Read More…]

By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lawmakers Saturday completed legislation giving home-schoolers access to public vocational education centers, giving them access to public school sports and allowing county public school systems to offer home-schoolers and others full-time K-12 virtual education — while getting state funding for it. Saturday[Read More…]

By THERESA MARTHEY The Preston County News & Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hopemont Hospital is safe for now as House Bill 3102 calling for the sale of the hospital died in the end of the legislative session with no final action on the bill. “As soon as we had that amendment[Read More…]

By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — A bill that could help facilitate the sale of Ohio Valley Medical Center will be signed this morning by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice. Justice, who has sparred with Senate Majority Leader Ryan Ferns, R-Ohio, throughout the legislative session[Read More…]

Staff reports The Weirton Daily Times WHEELING, W.Va.  — Gov. Jim Justice was in Wheeling Saturday, where he vetoed legislation that would have ended $15 million in annual subsidies for the state’s Greyhound Breeder’s Fund. The announcement of the veto of Senate Bill 437 was made in Independence Hall. “If[Read More…]