Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 16th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: Motorola, Upper Well Area; Chiropractic Day at the Legislature, Upper Well Area; GIS Day, Upper House and Upper Senate Rotundas; WV Christian Education Association, Lower Rotunda SENATE: Senate Convenes at 11 a.m. On the Agenda: UNFINISHED BUSINESS[Read More…]
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Governor’s Chief of Staff offers legislative update for attendees at IOGA WV meeting in Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Mike Hall, chief of staff for Governor Jim Justice, provided an update on legislation that could impact the natural gas industry today during the 2018 Winter Meeting of the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia at the Marriott Town Center Hotel in Charleston. Hall, filling in for[Read More…]
SNAP bill moves out of West Virginia House Health Committee
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that would expand work requirements to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, along with requiring asset tests for public assistance, has been passed out of the House Health and Human Resources Committee. House Bill 4001 would implement work requirements for[Read More…]
West Virginia redistricting plan may cost Northern Panhandle a delegate
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Fewer than a dozen houses and a couple alleys separate the residences of Ohio County delegates Erikka Storch and Shawn Fluharty in their Woodsdale neighborhood. As it stands now, when both are up for re-election every two years, they[Read More…]
West Virginia DHHR releases 2016 overdose data
By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources released an analysis of 2016 drug overdose deaths on Tuesday. The DHHR, the West Virginia Board of Pharmacy and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began working on the analysis in[Read More…]
West Virginia’s Charles Town Classic in jeopardy
By TIM COOK The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Rejecting a $1.2 million purse for a premier racing event at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races, the West Virginia Racing Commission voted Tuesday to require the casino and racetrack’s owner to either lower the purse or pony up money themselves. The[Read More…]
Lottery Commission introducing bill to legalize sports betting at WV casinos
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Anticipating that the U.S. Supreme Court this year will overturn federal law prohibiting most states from legalizing sports betting, the state Lottery Commission will be introducing legislation this session to permit sports betting at state casinos, Lottery counsel Danielle Boyd told the[Read More…]
Arvon appointed to West Virginia 9th District Senate seat
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has appointed Raleigh County Delegate Lynne Arvon to fill the 9th District Senate seat left vacant after Sen. Jeff Mullins resigned earlier this month. Arvon was sworn in Tuesday morning to the seat which represents Raleigh and Wyoming counties.[Read More…]
Senate Education expands, advances free West Virginia community college bill
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s Senate Education Committee advanced a bill Tuesday to make in-state community college free, after amending the legislation to offer the opportunity to more students. “I want you to remember this day, if you will,” said Committee Chairman Kenny Mann, R-Monroe,[Read More…]
Senate Education Committee lowers age requirement for community college bill
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Senate Education Committee passed an amended version of a bill seeking to increase access to career education and workforce development with the main change of lowering the age of eligibility from 20 years old to 18. Senate Bill 284, which is one of[Read More…]
