Berkeley Springs Film Festival Showcases Cinema
The Berkeley Springs Film Festival is showcasing both local projects and international movies in the Eastern Panhandle this weekend.
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Child Marriage Bill Returns; Up For Senate Vote
Less than 24 hours after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted down a bill to provide a minimum age for marriage in West Virginia, it was revived.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBill To Ban Child Marriage Defeated In Senate Judiciary Committee
As West Virginia law stands, there is no minimum age to marry. Children can marry as young as 16 in West Virginia, with parental consent. Anyone younger than that must get a judge's waiver.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSenate Passes Bills On Elections, Cost Of Insulin
The Senate passed five bills Thursday related to elections in the state, as well as issues around diabetes.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSenate Passes Campus Carry Law
Senate Bill 10 allows holders of concealed handgun permits to carry concealed on all of the state’s higher education campuses, regardless of existing restrictions.
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Senate Judiciary Advances Campus Carry Bill
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill to the Senate floor Thursday that would allow the concealed carry of handguns on the state’s university campuses.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSenate Judiciary Removes 50-50 Custody From 'Best Interests Of The Child Protection Act'
West Virginia senators have removed a presumption of 50-50 custody from a “Best Interests Of The Child Protection Act" that passed the House of Delegates three weeks ago, along with a provision to reopen closed custody cases in which parents were not considered for equal time.
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