By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In an extremely brief budget presentation Monday, state Auditor J.B. told the Senate Finance Committee he would return $1.5 million of unspent appropriations to the state’s general revenue fund, and said he wants to give his staff pay raises independent of the[Read More…]
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Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Tuesday, Jan. 16
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Tuesday, January 16, 2018 7th Day of the Legislative Session Home School Day at the West Virginia Legislature (Displays in the Upper House and Upper Senate Rotundas) SENATE: Senate Convenes at 11 a.m. On the Agenda: RESOLUTIONS SR 8: Designating January 16, 2018, as WV Homeschool[Read More…]
Del. Phil Isner: West Virginia Legislature session begins with ‘weird mood’
By BROOKE BINNS The Inter-Mountain of Elkins CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Though only days into the 2018 session, the West Virginia Legislature got the ball rolling last week with representatives from across the state proposing bills and making motions, including a particularly strange one. Delegate Phil Isner, D-Randolph, said the first[Read More…]
West Virginia lawmakers hope to pass sex abuse laws
By COURTNEY HESSLER The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia lawmakers at the helm of a task force hoping to combat the sexual abuse of children heard recommendations earlier this week on how the goal will become reachable. The Joint Committee on Education reviewed and heard presentations Jan. 9 from the[Read More…]
Republican majority hopes for smooth sailing during West Virginia legislative session
By RUSTY MARKS NCWV Media CHARLESTON — With Republicans controlling the West Virginia Senate and House of Delegates and a recently converted Republican governor, legislative leaders are hoping the 2018 legislative session will be smoother and less divisive than in the past several years. “For the first time in three[Read More…]
2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration today in Charleston, W.Va.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The public is invited to attend the Martin Luther King Jr. State Holiday Commission on Monday, January 15, 2018 for the annual commemoration and celebration of the life of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This year’s theme is: “The Color of Unity”. The 2018 celebration will[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, Committee Schedule for Monday, Jan. 15
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: Senate Convenes at 11 a.m. On the Agenda: RESOLUTIONS SR 6: Designating March 21, 2018, as Down Syndrome Awareness Day (Gaunch) SR 7: Congratulating Wheeling Central Catholic high school on winning 2017 Class A football championship (Ferns,[Read More…]
This week in the W.Va. House of Delegates: Jan 8-12
From the W.Va. House of Delegates Communications Office: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The second regular session of the 83rd Legislature began Wednesday, with members of the House of Delegates returning to Charleston facing a much brighter outlook for the state than in recent years. Gov. Jim Justice used his State of[Read More…]
At the Capitol: W.Va. State of State features Gov. Justice’s unique style, rhetoric
By Phil Kabler For The West Virginia Press Association As it did in 2017, the 2018 regular session of the Legislature got underway Wednesday with an unscripted, unconventional State of the State address from Gov. Jim Justice. Justice’s 49-minute address to a joint session of the House and Senate in[Read More…]
W.Va. Gov. Justice issues moratorium on new W.Va state regulations
By Eric Eyre Staff writer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has issued an executive order that blocks state agencies from changing or adopting any new regulations. The “regulatory moratorium,” as the Governor’s Office called it, aims to spur West Virginia’s economy and “promote citizens’ freedom to lawfully engage in[Read More…]