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Streaming Issues, Lawsuit Threat Sends Bills To House Tech Committee For Second Time

A number of bills were sent back to a West Virginia House of Delegates committee meeting for a second debate Thursday after technology issues prompted a state group to threaten legal action. In a letter, the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia (ACLU-WV) threatened to sue the House for a “blatant violation” of the open meetings act after the audio stream was unavailable or inaudible for a Wednesday morning meeting of the House Technology and Infrastructure Bill.

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WVPB News Liz McCormick,

House Bill to Review Criminal Penalties in W.Va.

House Bill 2966 would put together an independent panel and create the West Virginia Sentencing Commission.It was taken up by the House Judiciary…

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WVPB News Liz McCormick,

GOP Leaders Share Hopes for State of the State

With the anticipation of Governor Tomblin’s State of the State address tonight, Senate President, Bill Cole and incoming House Speaker, Tim Armstead…

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