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Could West Virginia lawmakers be rallying to save arts funding?

By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Coalwood native Homer Hickam may be best known as a NASA scientist and author of the best-selling novel “Rocket Boys.” But the STEM education supporter returned to West Virginia recently to meet with Gov. Jim Justiceand his staff about something else he sees as important —[Read More…]

West Virginia’s greyhound breeders fund on the chopping block

By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — Delegate Erikka Storch said she and legislative colleagues will work to send a bill that would eliminate the West Virginia Greyhound Breeding Development Fund “to a fiery death” in the House. Senate Bill 437 passed the state Senate Monday by a[Read More…]

Senate narrowly passes bill to eliminate greyhound subsidy

By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislation to eliminate a $15 million a year state subsidy to greyhound racing purses passed the Senate by a narrow 19-15 margin Monday, with opponents contending elimination of greyhound racing could have devastating economic impacts, particularly in the Wheeling area. “We might[Read More…]

Legislature faces long sessions in preparation of Crossover Day

By DAVID BEARD The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — A bill that could lead to an extension of Interstate 68 and another that opponents fear will empower “dark money” in political campaigns were among the long list that passed March 27. And a bill to end the Greyhound Breeding Development[Read More…]

Water pollution bill heads for final passage

By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail A controversial bill that could allow increased pollution discharges into West Virginia’s rivers and streams moved one step closer to passage late Monday night, as senators rejected amendments that would have limited the legislation’s scope. House Bill 2506 is expected to be up for[Read More…]

WV Senate passes “dark money” bil

By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill passed by the West Virginia Senate would make it easier or harder for so-called “dark money” to influence state elections, depending upon which side of the aisle lawmakers sit. Democrats think Senate Bill 539, passed by the Senate on[Read More…]

WV Senate passes campaign finance overhaul

By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate passed a bill Monday designed to overhaul campaign finance laws in the state. Key provisions of the legislation, Senate Bill 539, increase the maximum amounts that citizens can donate to individual campaigns, political action committees (PACs), caucus committees, state[Read More…]

Committee sets aside tax reform bill

By DAVID BEARD The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Senate Finance Committee took up a new version of the new tax reform bill — SB 409 — and set it aside for a while after encountering some unanswered questions and troubling financial projections. Elizabeth Pardue, acting director of research[Read More…]

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