Labor

House Votes To Scrap Work Permits For 14, 15-Year-Olds

Current state law lets West Virginia youth begin working at age 14. Those teens may soon qualify for employment without a work permit, pending final approval from state officials.

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DEI Ban One Step Closer To Law, Despite Spirited Pushback

West Virginia lawmakers are moving forward in their effort to prohibit diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the state, but not without pushback from some members of the House Judiciary Committee.

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House Passes Bill To Let Data Centers Operate Microgrids

The West Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill today that would allow data centers to establish microgrids — self-contained sites that generate their own power.

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Postal Unions Warn Privatizing Mail Industry Could Hurt Rural Communities

Picket signs and posters in hand, dozens gathered outside Charleston’s main post office last week to sound the alarm over looming postal job cuts and a move toward privatizing domestic mail services.

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