By DAVID BEARD The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Senate Natural Resources Committee approved a bill to reunite surface and mineral interests in cases where property taxes are unpaid. SB 148 establishes the conditions for a surface owner to purchase the minerals beneath when the minerals are subject to[Read More…]
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West Virginia Senate approves consumer loan bill in party-line vote
By RUSTY MARKS NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the West Virginia Senate passed a controversial consumer loan bill Monday that would expand the amount of money state residents could borrow on a high-interest loan. The Senate postponed a vote on Senate Bill 398 last Friday after several Democrats accused[Read More…]
West Virginia House to vote on SNAP work requirements Tuesday
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The House of Delegates is slated to vote on a bill Tuesday that would impose a 20-hour-per-week work requirement on people receiving benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. House Bill 4001 would require able-bodied adults age 18 to 49 to either work,[Read More…]
Natural gas royalties bill backers push for quick passage
By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nearly two weeks after a natural gas royalties bill was moved from the West Virginia Senate’s Energy, Industry and Mining Committee to its Judiciary Committee, property rights advocates held a news conference Monday morning to try to push the bill forward. Senate[Read More…]
W.Va. House Finance Committee debates Health Care for State’s Foster Children
By Jim Workman West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While delegates on both sides of the issue expressed concern about the wellbeing of foster children in West Virginia, they differ in how best to provide health care to nearly 6,200 children affected. House Bill 4241 — legislation transitioning foster children into[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Tuesday, Feb. 20
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018 42th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: WVU Day at the Legislature, Upper House, Upper Senate Rotundas, Upper Well Area, Lower Rotunda; Food and Farms Legislative Dinner (By Invitation Only), 6:30 p.m., Bluegrass Kitchen. SENATE: Senate Convenes at 11 a.m. On[Read More…]
Media Alert: West Virginia Energy Jobs Rally set for 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Capitol
Rally attendees asked to bring food item for Mountaineer Food Bank CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hundreds of energy industry workers and supporters are expected to gather on the steps of the West Virginia State Capitol from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Wednesday for a West Virginia Energy Jobs Rally. Today, Monday, Feb.[Read More…]
Half Way Home: Leadership say Session progressing well despite no decision on high profile issues
By RUSTY MARKS and JAKE JARVIS NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lawmakers in Charleston are more than halfway through the legislative session, and leaders from both the House and Senate say they are happy with the progress they have made so far. “We passed, overwhelmingly, a community and technical college[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Monday, Feb. 19
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Monday, Feb. 19, 2018 41th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: Agriculture and Forestry Day, Upper House, Upper Senate Rotundas and Upper Well Area; WV Citizens Defense League, Lower Rotunda; Farm Bureau and Forestry Reception, 6 p.m., Marriott. SENATE: Senate Convenes at 11 a.m. On the Agenda: RESOLUTIONS [Read More…]
Statewide attendance of WV teachers, public employees rally – Photo
From The Dominion Post of Morgantown
