By ASHTON MARRA West Virginia Public Broadcasting CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Senators on the chamber’s Finance Committee were given their first look at the body’s proposed budget bill Monday, April 3, which the chamber’s finance chairman says relies almost solely on cuts to find a balance. This Senate budget largely relies[Read More…]
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House advances changed tax reform bill
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A House committee advanced to the floor Monday a bill dealing with broadening and lowering the sales tax rate. Questions surfaced in an afternoon floor session about whether a bill was passed to the full House dealing with broadening and lowering the[Read More…]
Governor anticipates special session to balance budget
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With only five days remaining in the regular Legislative session, Gov. Jim Justice criticized West Virginia lawmakers at a press conference Monday for failing to balance the state’s budget. “I thought we were really close, but we’re not,” Justice said. While he[Read More…]
Medical pot bill amended, now prohibits smoking, growing own plants
By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that would permit the use of medical marijuana, which was on second reading in the West Virginia House of Delegates, was amended on Monday so that it no longer allows patients to grow their own plants, prohibits smoking, and sets[Read More…]
House of Delegates approves amendments to medical marijuana bill
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia could be on the verge of legalizing the medical use of marijuana. The movement came after a 4 1/2-hour debate in the House of Delegates that ended at about 11 p.m. Monday. The House agreed late in the afternoon[Read More…]
House takes up medical marijuana bill
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON — After several hours of debate over two amendments, the West Virginia House approved a more restrictive change to a bill that would legalize medical marijuana and advanced the bill to a third reading today. Delegate John Shott, R-Mercer, described his amendment as “putting a[Read More…]
Medical marijuana makes progress in House
By DAVID BEARD The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The House of Delegates spent about three hours late April 3 debating two alternate new versions of the medical cannabis bill, SB 386. In a 51-48 vote, they chose a Republican leadership version about three times as long and far different[Read More…]
House votes for more restrictions to medical marijuana
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…]
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…]