House Looks at Senate Water Protection Bill, Charleston CVB Hopes to Shake Water Stigma, & More

The House of Delegates went through 60 items on their daily calendar on “Crossover Day,” the last day for bills to be out of their house of origin. But, House Judiciary heard from environmental consulting firm Downstream Strategies as they examined Senate Bill 373, the bill that would regulate above-ground storage facilities. The Senate votes on 11 bills, debates three possible Constitutional Amendments, and also votes on the teacher pay raise bill. Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau President Alisa Bailey discusses this weeks Travel South Conference and her organization’s plans to study the impact of the spill on tourism and what they can do to overcome the stigma of the water crisis.