By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Some stranded motorists may have to fend for themselves if a bill passed Tuesday, March 14 by the West Virginia House of Delegates makes it through the Senate and onto the desk of Gov. Jim Justice. House members voted 58-41 Tuesday[Read More…]
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House votes to end patrol, Senate OKs education bill
By DAVID BEARD The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In a somewhat close vote, the House of Delegates approved a bill March 14 to end the Courtesy Patrol. In the Senate, a House higher education bill that stirred bitter debate and accusations of being anti-labor passed with no debate and little[Read More…]
House votes to end Courtesy Patrol
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On a 58-41 vote Tuesday, the West Virginia House of delegates passed a bill that would eliminate the Courtesy Patrol program. If passed by the Senate and signed by Gov. Justice, HB 2007, which would end the program effective July 1. Remaining balances[Read More…]
WV House votes to park Courtesy Patrol
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The latest attempt by the West Virginia Legislature to eliminate the state highways Courtesy Patrol passed the House of Delegates on a 58-41 vote Tuesday. A longtime target of legislative audits and previous attempts to eliminate what is currently a $5 million[Read More…]
WV Secretary of Commerce believes in Governor Justice’s bold plans
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginia Secretary of Commerce Woody Thrasher told Beckley Rotarians Tuesday he believes in Gov. Jim Justice’s bold plans for the state. Part of those bold plans include $2.8 billion in bonds, a debt the state would carry for 15 years, to fund[Read More…]
WV Senate advances gas tax, fee increases
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate’s transportation committee approved a bill Tuesday, March 14 that would raise a portion of the tax consumers pay on gasoline and raise the fees on a plethora of documents provided by the Division of Motor Vehicles. The[Read More…]
WV Senate committee takes up bill to eliminate greyhound subsidy
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As the Senate Finance Committee launched into the Legislature’s latest attempt to eliminate state subsidies for greyhound racing purses, some senators wanted to be sure that the potential costs of eliminating racing will not exceed the savings to the state. “We could[Read More…]
Bill to eliminate Office of Administrative Hearing advances
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Senate has advanced 27-7 a bill that would do away with the Office of Administrative Hearings, transferring jurisdiction for DUI cases to the courts. Senate Bill 212 is now pending before the House Committee on the Judiciary. Sen. Charles Trump, R-Morgan,[Read More…]
Senate considers religious exemption for vaccinations
By LACIE PIERSON The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON – The examination of individual rights vs. overall public safety was at the center of debate about a bill that would establish religious exemptions for vaccinations in West Virginia during a Senate Education Committee meeting Tuesday. Senate Bill 537 would make a simpler process[Read More…]
Bills introduced to punish embezzlement, increase scholarship availability in state
The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are some bills introduced March 14. This was the last day for members of the House to file bills. House committees can still originate bills and members may still file resolutions. Local lead sponsors and co-sponsors are noted. SB 599, to require a[Read More…]
