Elections

Reporter Roundtable Talks Statewide Camping Ban, Addiction And Microgrids

On this episode of The Legislature Today, WVPB reporters Curtis Tate and Emily Rice are joined by Lori Kersey from West Virginia Watch for our weekly reporter roundtable.

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Senate Advances Bill To Make Electing Judges A Partisan Process

A bill advancing through the West Virginia Senate would reverse a 2015 state law that made judicial elections in the state a nonpartisan process.

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Bill Prohibiting Ranked Choice Voting Passes Both Chambers

Ranked choice voting isn’t practiced in West Virginia elections. But Senate Bill 490 clarifies no state or local elections can adopt the process, which allows voters to rank their candidate preferences instead of picking just one.

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Senators Discuss Opioid Treatment Program Legislation

On this episode of The Legislature Today, legislation to outlaw opioid treatment programs that distribute methadone without offering integrated care in West Virginia, Senate Bill 204, is making its way through the West Virginia Legislature. Emily Rice brings us this story. Also, Assistant News Director Maria Young talks with Sens. Eric Tarr, R-Putnam, and Mike Woelfel, D-Cabell, about the bill.

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