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House Debates Procedure Before Tackling Regular Business

A debate over a motion to discharge - to move a bill from committee directly to the House floor - delayed the chambers' business for close to two hours due to debates over parliamentary rules and procedures.

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Lawmaker Talks Potential Changes To Medical Practices In W.Va.

On this episode of The Legislature Today, a number of bills have moved through the West Virginia Legislature this year that make changes to the practice of medicine in the state. A bill to remove the certificate of need for hospitals failed, but bills allowing optometrists and pharmacists to expand their practice are still moving. Sen. Eric Tarr, R-Putnam, has argued against some of these bills so he joined News Director Eric Douglas in our studio to discuss why. 

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Delegates Consider Annual Fee For Sex Offenders; Some Worry It’s Overly Punitive

House Bill 3164 would require West Virginians convicted of sex offenses to pay state police $250 per year to fund upkeep for the state's sex offender registry.

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 W.Va. Police Sweep Targeting Non-Compliant Sex Offenders Nets Dozens Of Arrests

Multiple sex offenders taken into custody were found to be non-compliant with the sex offender registry.

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