Celebrating A New Pope And The Taste Of Mothman, This West Virginia Week
A new pope, a new effort to save pets in the Mountain State and a new potato chip -- a lot to report on this West Virginia Week.
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Senate Acts In Frustration Over House Inaction On Bills
With four days left in this legislative session, tension between the two chambers is rising. Each chamber is waiting for their prospective bills to be passed by the other chamber before the fast-approaching deadline.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState Senate Calls On Congress To Reform Energy Permitting
Senate President Craig Blair, R-Berkeley, said West Virginia is an all-of-the-above energy state and he introduced a resolution that calls on the state’s congressional delegation to reform the federal permitting process for a federal regulatory environm...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSenate's First Week Of Regular Session: Hundreds Of Bills Introduced, 36 Passed
The W.Va. Senate closed out its first week of session Friday after passing 36 bills, and introducing 143 more. There have been a total of nearly 450 bills introduced thus far. Most of the 36 bills passed today, passed unanimously.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRucker To Challenge Blair For State Senate Presidency, Grady New Education Committee Chair
Sen. Patricia Rucker, R-Jefferson, has announced she will challenge Sen. Craig Blair, R-Berkeley, for the presidency of the West Virginia Senate.
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Pointing to Lawsuits and Education Policy, GOP W.Va. Senate Leader Calls on Gov. Justice to Resign
A top Republican in the West Virginia Senate is calling on Gov Jim Justice to resign.Sen. Craig Blair, R-Berkeley, took aim at Gov. Justice first in a…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPrevailing Wage Repeal Set for Senate Vote Thursday
On a party-line vote Monday, members of the Senate Committee on Government Organization approved a bill to repeal the state's prevailing wage. It was…
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