New Battlefield Site Replacing Dilapidated Harpers Ferry Buildings
Five derelict buildings in Harpers Ferry are being torn down beginning this month. A new battlefield landscape will take their place.
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Tracking The Bills The Governor Vetoes, Signs Into Law
As the deadline for Gov. Jim Justice to sign bills into law approaches, there are still numerous bills on the table awaiting his consideration.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFemale Representation Remains Low In US Statehouses, Particularly Democrats In The South
Nearly 130 years since the first three women were elected to state legislative offices in the U.S., women remain massively underrepresented in state legislatures. In 10 states, women make up less than 25 percent of their state legislatures, according to Rutgers’ Center for American Women in Politics. West Virginia is at the very bottom of that list, having just 16 women in its 134-member Legislature, or just under 12 percent.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia Legislature Ends Session With Pay Raises, Tax Cut And Failure Of Social Issue Bills
West Virginia's Republican-dominated state Legislature on Saturday concluded a 60-day session marked by budget disputes and controversial social issue bills that advanced but ultimately didn't go anywhere.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Legislature Today 2024 Final Hours Live Blog
Saturday, March 9 marks the 60th and final day of the 2024 West Virginia Legislative regular session. Once the gavel falls at midnight, lawmakers will no longer be able to consider bills introduced during the past 60 days. The only exception is the budget bill. Check back to our live blog throughout the night for the latest updates from the West Virginia Legislature.
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Senate Rejects Then Passes Controversial Legislative Auditors Bill
The bill barely slipped through the GOP supermajority House, with dozens of Republicans joining the Democrats to vote against the bill. It would have been the first bill to be rejected by the Senate this session after it was voted down 16-15. But after it was initially rejected the Senate took a recess.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsU.S. Motto In Schools, Lower Prescription Drug Prices Topic Of Bills Passing House
The House of Delegates started Friday, Day 59 of the 60 day legislative session, with more than 60 bills on third reading. Many of the lighting rod bills were moved to the bottom of the agenda. Bills passed and sent to the governor include posting our national motto in schools, lowering prescription costs, addressing substandard recovery residences and who should help develop Corridor H.
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