Grave Marker Dedication Honors Black Activist Bessie Woodson Yancey
A grave marker dedication was held this month for an Appalachian activist who died decades ago.
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In Eleventh Hour, Senate Republicans Suspend Rules To Pass DEI Ban
Both chambers of the West Virginia Legislature voted to pass a bill banning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. But a technical error sent the state Senate into chaos Saturday night.
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The West Virginia House of Delegates reviewed Senate Bill 474 Saturday. The bill would eliminate DEI initiatives across the state government — plus entities it funds, like public universities.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHouse Democrats Say Republicans Overlooked Laundry List Of Key Issues This Session
Just days remain in this year’s legislative session, but Democratic members of the West Virginia House of Delegates say the wider legislature has insufficiently addressed key issues affecting residents across the state. ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHouse Approves Controversial Changes To University Governance
Notably, House Bill 3279 would diminish the role of the student, faculty and staff members of each school’s board of governors and make them nonvoting members.
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Postal Workers Rally Against Cuts And A Vaccine Exemption Bill Fails To Pass, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, postal unions across the U.S. rallied against job cuts and the possibility of a privatized postal service last week and a vaccine exemption bill fails in the House of Delegates.
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On this episode of The Legislature Today, the House of Delegates for more than two hours debated a bill that would require public schools to accept religious vaccine exemptions. But Senate Bill 460 was rejected, 56-42.
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