CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Governor Jim Justice has announced that there is a legislative deal on the teacher pay raise issue which should end the West Virginia teachers strike. Visit your local newspaper’s website for the latest information on the strike and legislature. Get full details and complete coverage of the[Read More…]
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West Virginia House, Senate get to work on budget bills
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gearing up for the possible unprecedented passage of a budget bill on the final day of the 60-day regular session on Saturday, the House and Senate Finance committees pursued work on each house’s version of the state’s 2018-19 spending plan — which[Read More…]
House passes abortion resolution; West Virginia voters will make final decision during general election in November
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After two hours of debate on the House floor, delegates passed a proposed constitutional amendment on abortion in a 73-25 vote. The measure, Senate Joint Resolution 12, amends language to say nothing in the state constitution secures or protects a woman’s right to[Read More…]
West Virginia constitutional amendment on abortion heads to November ballot
By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The “No Constitutional Right to Abortion Amendment” will appear on the November general election ballot in the Mountain State. The West Virginia House of Delegates, with more than the two-thirds majority needed, decided Monday to ask voters whether the following sentence should be[Read More…]
Voters to decide if abortion a right in West Virginia
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Along with electing new representatives to speak for them in both the state and federal legislative system in November, West Virginia voters will have a chance to decide whether women have a right to an abortion under the state Constitution. The House of[Read More…]
No Constitutional Right to Abortion Amendment
The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After more than an hour of debate, the House of Delegates adopted SJR 12, the No Constituional Right to Abortion Amendment to put before the voters in November. Opponents objected it could lead to a ban on all abortions. Supporters argue it would make[Read More…]
Bill to allow oil, gas drilling with 75% owners’ consent heads to West Virginia governor
By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After passing the Senate Saturday morning, House Bill 4268, or the “co-tenancy bill,” is headed to the governor’s desk. The House of Delegates concurred with the Senate’s changes to the bill’s name on a 58-41 vote Monday morning. The new title is a[Read More…]
Co-tenancy bill heads to governor’s desk
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The co-tenancy bill is now headed to Gov. Jim Justice’s desk. The bill allows the development of oil and natural gas resources on property with more than seven owners if at least three-fourths of the owners of the same piece of property[Read More…]
House puts GPA criteria back in Promise Scholarship eligibility bill
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates Monday put back into a bill the Promise Scholarship eligibility requirement that says public and private students must have at least a 3.0 high school grade point average “in the required core and elective course work[Read More…]
Delegate asks HEPC to extend deadline to apply for PROMISE Scholarship
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Jefferson County delegate is asking the state Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC) to extend the March 1 deadline for the PROMISE Scholarship until after the end of the statewide teacher walkout. Delegate Jill Upson, R-Jefferson, a member of the House Education Committee,[Read More…]