We have passed the half way point of the 2nd Session of the 82nd Legislature and in the House we have passed 39 Bills, and all but two of them have had support from Republicans and Democrats. The two that were passed with only Republican support are the Workplace Freedom[Read More…]
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Media Advisory: Capito to Visit Alaska for Hearing on Leadership, Opportunities in Energy Innovation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, will participate in a committee field hearing on Monday, February 15, 2016 in Bethel, Alaska. The hearing will examine opportunities for energy innovation and technology deployment in high-cost areas like[Read More…]
WV House of Delegates report for Feb. 8-12
THIS WEEK IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The House of Delegates had a busy second week of February, passing 15 bills, bringing the total number of bills passed by the chamber this year to 42. The House has so far passed 36 House bills and six Senate[Read More…]
At the Capitol: Legislature looks at religious freedom, labor
By Phil Kabler For the West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislators marked the halfway point of the 60-day regular session with an impassioned debate in the House of Delegates over a bill dubbed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (HB4012). Proponents contend the bill affirms that government cannot force individuals[Read More…]
S.T.R.E.A.M. campaign emphasizes critical role of reading
Read Aloud wants your story, attendance at Read-A-Palooza CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Children from homes with 100 or more books score up to 33 percent higher than their peers from homes with few books on tests in science, civics, geography, economics, math and visual arts, according to data from the National Assessment[Read More…]
Martinsburg nixes permit for Confederate flag event
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Martinsburg City Council members have voted unanimously and without discussion to deny a request by the West Virginia Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans to parade through downtown Martinsburg on March 5 to celebrate the 155th anniversary of the “birth” of the Confederate flag. “It’s still[Read More…]
Martinsburg adds LGBT protection to ordinance
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Joe Mercurio remembers what it was like growing up in Berkeley County as a gay man. “I grew up here and left here because I did not think this would be a good place to live because I am gay,” Mercurio said Thursday. He is originally from[Read More…]
Tomblin vetoes right to work, prevailing wage bills
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin issued vetoes Thursday on SB1, the right to work bill, and HB 4005, repealing the prevailing wage, both measures high on the GOP agenda this year. Tomblin said he disputed that the state needed a right to work law. “The issue of right to[Read More…]
WVU reinstates Jonathan Holton from suspension
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia senior forward Jonathan Holton has been reinstated, men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins announced Thursday afternoon. Holton had missed four games because of a suspension. The 6-foot-7 Holton missed losses at Florida and Kansas and wins against Iowa State and Baylor because of a violation of[Read More…]
WV House OKs Religious Freedom bill 72-26
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After about two hours of impassioned debate Thursday, the West Virginia House of Delegates voted, 72-26, to pass the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a bill that civil rights advocates fear will be used to discriminate against LGBT individuals and others. Supporters, mainly Republicans, argued that the bill[Read More…]
