By LACIE PIERSON The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Less than 24 hours after a medical marijuana measure cleared the West Virginia Senate, it was put on the fast track in the House of Delegates, ending a day filled with pressure from constituents for House members. Senate Bill 386 is the[Read More…]
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WV House fast-tracks medical marijuana bill
By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill that would permit marijuana to be used for medicinal purposes in West Virginia was read for a first time on the House of Delegates floor Thursday evening. Delegate Michael Folk, R-Berkeley, asked for unanimous consent to dispense with committee references[Read More…]
House votes to bypass committees, take up medical marijuana bill Friday
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After arguments that the House has not prioritized the issue of legalizing medical marijuana, delegates approved a procedural move Thursday that sends the bill to the full chamber. Delegate Michael Folk, R-Berkeley, made the motion during Thursday night’s floor session to bypass[Read More…]
Marshall University has day at Legislature amid threat of more cuts
By LACIE PIERSON The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Standing on white marble underneath a blue-and-gold dome, Marshall University students, faculty and staff donned their kelly green and brought the university’s culture, credo and history to Charleston on Thursday during Marshall University Day at the West Virginia Capitol. Marshall Day annually is[Read More…]
WV House to vote on Narcan accessibility in schools
By LACIE PIERSON The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates on Thursday voted to make some changes to a bill that would allow teachers and school staff who are certified to carry and administer opioid antagonists in school facilities if they so choose. The 100[Read More…]
Photo finish on Greyhound Breeders’ Fund in West Virginia Legislature: Local delegates not sure of fate of the bill
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING — A bill to eliminate the West Virginia Greyhound Breeding Development Fund is set for a possible third reading and vote in the House of Delegates today, but there is a dead heat to the finish as a close vote is[Read More…]
Vote to cut funding for greyhound racing looms in WV House
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A vote Friday in the House of Delegates could mark the end of greyhound racing in the state, but supporters of the industry appear ready to go out with a fight. Legislation to eliminate some $15 million a year of state subsidies[Read More…]
Legislature sweeping more revenue accounts
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Legislature continues to sweep state revenue accounts looking for money to help plug an estimated $450 million deficit in the upcoming state budget. On Thursday, March 30, the House of Delegates approved Senate Bill 362, which would transfer[Read More…]
WV Senate passes school tax increase bill; local school officials are concerned
BY KAILEE E. GALLAHAN The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Area school officials are concerned that a bill passed by the state Senate would devastate county school systems, programs, personnel and budgets. Senate Bill 609 would reduce state education funding by $79.3 million and automatically raise counties’ regular levy property[Read More…]
WV lawmakers target water authority board pay
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday that would slash salaries of board members who oversee a state agency that handles financing for water and sewer projects in West Virginia. The House Government Organization Committee voted unanimously to drop Water Development Authority members[Read More…]