By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Del. Marty Gearheart, R-Mercer County, has been spending long hours in the finance committee as legislators try to come to terms with a $500 million projected deficit next year. “The Governor (Jim Justice) has made some moves from his original proposal,” he[Read More…]
Month: April 2017
WV House passes medical marijuana bill
By LACIE PIERSON The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After a parliamentary and regulatory roller coaster ride, the West Virginia House of Delegates approved its version of a bill that would establish standards and practices for the medical marijuana industry in West Virginia on Tuesday. Senate Bill 386, the West Virginia Cannabis[Read More…]
Medical marijuana bill passes WV House; Senate likely to concur
By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that would permit doctors to recommend medicinal marijuana and establish a regulation system in West Virginia was approved by the House of Delegates on Tuesday. The Senate President has said it is likely the Senate will concur with the legislation[Read More…]
Medical marijuana measure passes WV House of Delegates, returns to Senate
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that would allow for the medical use of marijuana has made it through the West Virginia Senate and House of Delegates, but it still has to clear the Senate once again before going to the governor. Delegates voted 76-24[Read More…]
House leader: WV broadband bill ‘gutted’ by Senate
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia broadband expansion bill was in jeopardy Tuesday, after a Senate committee stripped away key measures that aimed to promote competition among internet firms and block deceptive advertising about service speeds. Frontier Communications and cable internet providers had lobbied for[Read More…]
W.Va. House votes for medical marijuana
By DAVID BEARD The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The House of Delegates passed its version of SB 386, the medical cannabis bill, on April 4 and sent it back to the Senate. The House worked late into the night April 3, approving a longer, stricter more detailed version of[Read More…]
Coal’s water pollution bill moves toward passage
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill to lessen water quality restrictions for the West Virginia coal industry advanced on Tuesday to the House floor and another step toward likely passage. Members of the House Energy Committee approved Senate Bill 687 after voting down an amendment that would[Read More…]
Natural gas pooling bill declared dead for session
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail The natural gas industry’s controversial bill to help it force drilling on unwilling land or mineral owners was declared dead for the session late Tuesday night. House leaders decided not to put the Senate-passed measure on the agenda for the Committee on Energy, citing[Read More…]
WV Senate to vote on budget with cuts
By JIM ROSS The State Journal The State Senate is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a budget that relies heavily on spending cuts and less on the tax increases requested by Gov . Jim Justice. Senate Bill 199 received the second of two required readings Tuesday and advanced to its[Read More…]
WV Senate passes bill for daily Amtrak service
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislation to promote daily service for the Amtrak Cardinal passenger train passed the Senate Tuesday on a 32-1 vote (HB 2856). The bill, which was passed without discussion Tuesday, will be headed to the governor once the House of Delegates concurs in[Read More…]
