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W.Va. Legislature to Take to the Road in August

  The West Virginia Legislature is taking a road trip this summer.

House Speaker Tim Miley announced Tuesday lawmakers will convene a three-day interim session at the Bridgeport Conference Center and other area locations in August. He said legislators will also make a number of stops along Interstate 79 and throughout Harrison, Marion and Monongalia counties.

Miley says the interim sessions in north-central West Virginia will provide an opportunity for legislators from around the state to get a better understanding of the region, especially the oil and gas boom.

Miley is a Democrat from Harrison.

The legislature is scheduled to arrive in the region on Aug. 24. 

Martinsburg, Nitro To Try Home Rule

An Eastern Panhandle city and another city in the Kanawha Valley will seek to participate in the state's Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program. The…

An Eastern Panhandle city and another city in the Kanawha Valley will seek to participate in the state’s Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program.
 
 The Martinsburg City Council and the Nitro City Council both approved ordinances on Tuesday authorizing the submission of applications to the program.
 The program shifts power from the state to the local level and gives municipalities a larger say in how they govern. It began as a five-year pilot program in Bridgeport, Charleston, Huntington and Wheeling.
 
Last year, the Legislature continued the program until July 1, 2019, and allowed a total 20 municipalities to participate.

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