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The Legislature Today Discusses Criminal Justice Reform, State Budget, Personal Income Tax Repeal

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On The Legislature Today this week, House Judiciary Chair Moore Capito, R-Kanawha, and House Judiciary Minority Chair Chad Lovejoy, D-Cabell, join reporter Emily Allen to discuss a plethora of bills their committee worked on this session, including multiple measures on criminal justice reform, elections and several related to the pandemic.

Also in this broadcast, Senior reporter Dave Mistich speaks with fellow statehouse reporters Steven Allen Adams of Ogden Newspapers and Brad McElhinny of West Virginia MetroNews to discuss the state budget process and the personal income tax repeal plans as the session goes into Saturday, the final day of the 2021 legislative session.

The Legislature Today – April 9, 2021

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