By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the West Virginia Senate passed a bill on Wednesday, March 22 that would increase the prison sentence for child abuse by a parent or guardian that results in the death of a child. Current law puts a penalty of[Read More…]
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Greyhound bill advances in Senate: Breeders fund would be eliminated
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News and Register WHEELING, W.Va. — A bill to eliminate West Virginia’s Greyhound Breeders Fund will get a vote on the Senate floor. The Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday advanced Senate Bill 437, which would discontinue the West Virginia Racing Commission’s special account[Read More…]
Lawmakers consider drug info repository
By DANYEL VANREENAN The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lawmakers in Charleston generally agree that the drug epidemic across the state is a top priority, and 11 state representatives — including Delegate Eric Householder, R-Berkeley — co-sponsored a bill to create an office of drug control policy for the state, where[Read More…]
Emmaleigh’s law passed by Senate
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Senate unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would increase the penalties for child abuse cases causing death. Called Emmaleigh’s Law, the measure stemmed from a case out of Jackson County in which 10-month-old Emmaleigh Barringer died of a skull fracture.[Read More…]
Senate passes Emmaleigh’s Law
By DAVID BEARD The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Senate unanimously passed Emmaleigh’s Law on March 22. It increases the penalties for child abuse causing death by a parent or guardian. And two local senators took time Wednesday to address Gov. Jim Justice’s March 21 taunts of the Legislature[Read More…]
Marshall, WVU leaders implore legislators against budget cuts
By LACIE PIERSON The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The leaders of the two largest universities in West Virginia are calling on legislators to find a way to save funding for the state’s higher education institutions. In joint statements from Marshall University and West Virginia University, Marshall President Jerome Gilbert and WVU[Read More…]
NCAA: WVU offense must be efficient against Gonzaga
By MIKE CASAZZA Charleston Gazette-Mail SAN JOSE, Calif. — That West Virginia remains in the NCAA tournament indicates the Mountaineers have neither need nor interest in changing what produced 24 regular-season wins and now four more in the postseason. Fortunately for them, the Sweet Sixteen requires WVU does very little new[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, Committee Schedule for Thursday, March 23
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: Thursday, March 23, 2017 REVIEW BILLS INTRODUCED The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. RESOLUTIONS SCR 46: Requesting study on consumer complaints regarding safety of aftermarket crash[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, March 23
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, March 23, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. RAIDS LEAD TO ARRESTS IN LONDON ATTACK British police also believe the knife-wielding assailant,[Read More…]
Governor orders emergency lantern in Capitol dome lit for budget
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Declaring that proposed legislative budget cuts would create a health emergency in West Virginia, Gov. Jim Justice announced Tuesday that he has ordered the lighting of the lantern in the state Capitol dome — a light historically lit during declared states of[Read More…]
