Month: April 2017

Bill to up kindergarten, pre-k enrollment age nears passage

By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislation that would change the age cutoff dates for when West Virginia children are required to enter kindergarten, required to be offered free kindergarten and required to be offered free prekindergarten has hit the House of Delegates floor in time to pass[Read More…]

Legislature votes to Eliminate Breeders Fund: Bill goes before governor

By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — A bill to eliminate the West Virginia Greyhound Breeding Development Fund passed the House of Delegates Saturday despite the efforts of local delegates and supporters and greyhound breeders present at the Capitol in Charleston. The bill also eliminates a[Read More…]

Marching Knights honored by the West Virginia Senate

Staff report The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. —  Members of Cabell Midland High School’s Marching Knights stayed in step Wednesday as they were recognized in the West Virginia Senate. The Senate approved a resolution honoring the band’s more than 20 years of accomplishments during its regular session Wednesday morning. Among the[Read More…]

10 things to know: Monday, April 3

Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, April 3, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. HOW GOP PLANS TO GET GORSUCH CONFIRMATION THROUGH McConnell is likely to change Senate[Read More…]

Editorial: A compassionate vote for medical marijuana in WV

From The Charleston Gazette Mail: Amid the Legislature’s chaos over the state budget and other issues, a bright spot has emerged. Lawmakers moved swiftly toward making West Virginia the 30th state to allow medical marijuana to ease the suffering of cancer victims and others in agony. Battling over compassionate pot[Read More…]

Column looks at effectiveness, adverse effects, and safety of Medical Marijuana

JENNIFER KEEHBAUCH, MD, and MATTHEW RENSBERRY, MD, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Winter Park, Florida Increasingly, physicians across the country are being asked about medical marijuana. Although marijuana has been around for centuries, there is no consensus on its safety and effectiveness. In 1970, the U.S. Food and Drug[Read More…]

Around the Rotunda: Legislative, Committee Schedule for Monday, April 3

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:                       Monday, April 3, 2017 REVIEW BILLS INTRODUCED The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. RESOLUTIONS   SCR 53: US Army SGT Benny Fleming Memorial Bridge SR 66: Honoring Katherine[Read More…]

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