By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates passed Thursday legislation providing an estimated $4,600 per student, per year to every family for every child they remove from public schools to home- or private-school them. That near-universal eligibility for these non-public school vouchers is[Read More…]
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West Virginia House of Delegates passes retooled education savings account bill
By Steven Allen Adams, The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates voted Thursday to approve, for a second time, a bill creating an education savings account program after the House Finance Committee fixed issues with the legislation. House Bill 2013 creating the Hope Scholarship passed 57-42[Read More…]
WV Press Capitol Daily: West Virginia legislative, committee schedules for Friday, March 5
CHARLESTON, W.VA. — West Virginia Press Association each day will share the schedules of West Virginia’s State Senate and House of Delegates on WVPress.org and on Facebook and Twitter at @wvpress. Friday, March 5 – 24th day of the session Face coverings should be worn in all public areas of the[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate passes bill to make drug tests for welfare recipients permanent
By Steven Allen Adams, The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate voted Wednesday to allow the state to continue a three-year program to screen recipients of public assistance for drug use permanently. Senate Bill 387 relating to drug screening of applicants for cash assistance passed 24-9 with Democratic[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: West Virginia totals at 132,677 positive cases, 2,309 deaths, 202,401 people fully vaccinated
WV Press Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 4. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 132,677 Current Active Cases – 6,318 Total Lab Results reported – 2,207,676 Cumulative positive test percentage –[Read More…]
West Virginia House advances bill liberalizing beer, wine and liquor laws, over objections it will fuel alcoholism
By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislation to extensively liberalize regulations for beer, wine and liquor sales passed the West Virginia House of Delegates on an 80-18 vote Wednesday. Proponents of House Bill 2025 touted it as an economic development initiative, saying it will allow craft breweries, wineries[Read More…]
West Virginia Legislature sends governor bill that would legalize online-only charter schools, allow charters to expand faster
By Ryan Quinn, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Legislature has passed a bill to legalize the first fully online charter schools and create an unelected board that would be allowed to approve two statewide virtual charter schools. Each of the two statewide online schools could enroll up[Read More…]
West Virginia listed as third-best state for retirement residence
By Suzanne Elliott, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A national consulting resource service, Retirementliving.com, named West Virginia the third-best state in the nation to retire in in 2021, topping vacation-destination spots such as Nevada, 4th; South Carolina, 13th; and Hawaii, 27th. The nationwide study by Retirementliving.com looked at affordability, quality[Read More…]
Bipartisan support for broadband expansion bill in West Virginia House of Delegates
By Steven Allen Adams, The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill Wednesday with near unanimous support by Republican and Democratic lawmakers to make it easier to expand high-speed broadband across the state. House Bill 2002, relating to broadband, passed with 98 yay votes[Read More…]
West Virginia House committee originates bill to take family drug courts statewide
By Taylor Stuck, The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Now with eight programs around the state, a West Virginia House of Delegates committee on Wednesday originated a bill to make the Family Drug Court pilot program permanent. Originated by the Committee on the Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse, the bill[Read More…]
