By LACIE PIERSON The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates advanced the West Virginia Cannabis Act following a major overhaul of the bill Monday night. Members of the House approved an amendment following a nearly three-hour long debate over two amendments that restructured the bill, one[Read More…]
Government
Alecto confident Certificate of Need Bill will be signed in West Virginia Legislature
By LINDA COMINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Alecto Healthcare Services officials are confident West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice will sign a bill that could provide a certificate of need exemption for Alecto’s purchase of Ohio Valley Medical Center. Alecto, based in Irvine, Calif., hopes to complete a[Read More…]
Gas well mineral interest pooling bill divides room
By DAVID BEARD The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The gas well mineral interest pooling bill drew mixed reviews during a House Energy Committee public hearing April 3. Eleven people rose to support SB 576 and 18 opposed all or part of it. Commerce Secretary Woody Thrasher said his job[Read More…]
House passes water authority pay cut
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the West Virginia Water Development Authority could soon be facing a major pay cut. The House of Delegates voted 96-3 Monday to pass legislation (SB 172) that would lower board members’ pay from $12,000 a year to about $150 a[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, Committee Schedule for Tuesday, April 4
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: Tuesday, April 4, 2017 REVIEW BILLS INTRODUCED The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. RESOLUTIONS SCR 54: Requesting study of allowing teachers to post online schedule of calendar[Read More…]
Gov. Justice holds ‘Budget Summit’ with leaders from across W.Va.
Chamber of Commerce, AFL-CIO and advocates across the spectrum stand with Governor’s plan CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice was joined by a wide cross-section of state leaders today as he again provided budget options and implored the Legislature to get a budget passed that won’t cripple West Virginia. “Today we[Read More…]
Coal, gas drilling bills get hearings as session enters final week
By Ken Ward The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Bills to give West Virginia’s coal industry a break on water quality standards and the state’s natural gas drillers help in dealing with unwilling land and mineral owners had public hearings in the House of Delegates this morning as the legislative[Read More…]
Bill to eliminate RESAs, OEPA has week left to pass
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On Tuesday, the West Virginia House of Delegates passed legislation that would, among many other things, eliminate the Regional Education Service Agencies, established in law in 1972, and the Office of Education Performance Audits, created in 1998. The bill (HB 2711), which Gov. Jim[Read More…]
Professional Services Sales Tax Exemption seems safe in final session days
By LINDA HARRIS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia lawyers and other professionals are breathing a little easier now that the 2017 legislative session is winding down and their sales tax exemption seems to be intact, though that still could change in the blink of an eye. Of[Read More…]
Justice: GOP tax plan would hurt businesses
By SARAH PLUMMER The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice spoke out Sunday against a budget measure pushed by the House Finance Committee that would increase taxes on businesses to the tune of $94 million. The Republican plan removes tax exemptions for businesses and taxes business-to-business transactions. According to[Read More…]
