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With SB 451 – comprehensive education reform – effectively dead, attention now turns to another bill that’s stirring up controversy at the statehouse and around West Virginia. HB 2519 – the Campus Self Defense Act – is on the fast track. The bill would allow people with concealed carry licenses to carry their guns on college campuses.
HB 2519 narrowly advanced out of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. That move was followed by a motion to bring the bill directly to the floor on Wednesday night, but then a motion Thursday morning sent the bill to the House Finance Committee.
College campuses around the state strongly oppose the bill. About a hundred people gathered at West Virginia University’s downtown campus to voice their concerns. There was also a smaller counter protest. Reporter Brittany Patterson sent us a montage of comments from Morgantown.
We hear from two lawmakers with vastly different opinions on HB 2519. Del. Brandon Steele, R-Raleigh, supports the Campus Self Defense Act, while Del. Barbara Evans Fleischauer, D-Monongalia, opposes the bill.
The West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services is hoping for movement on HB 2625, which has been in the House Finance Committee for almost two weeks. The bill would establish higher reimbursement rates for meals served to seniors in both congregate and in-home settings. It would mean an additional $5.3 million for the program. Reporter Danite Belay brings us this story.
It was History Day at the Capitol, and if there’s one thing West Virginians care about deeply, it’s their heritage. Reporter Randy Yohe found visitors today with roots that run deep.
We have a conversation with Marshall University's Turning Point USA chapter president. We also learn about a recently released horror film shot near Huntington, and the population decline in central Appalachia that may be getting worse.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis week, the region is known for exporting coal, but it’s losing people, too. Also, folk singer Ginny Hawker grew up singing the hymns of the Primitive Baptist Church, but she didn’t think of performing until she got a little boost from Appalachian icon Hazel Dickens. And, the chef of an award-winning Asheville restaurant was shaped by memories of growing up in West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHigh winds Wednesday fanned more than 20 fires across the state, and the largest of those fires is still burning. Also, we speak with a journalist who has been covering population decline in central Appalachia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFounded by assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA focuses its energies largely on college campuses like Marshall University. Mason County freshman Branson Tolliver is Marshall’s chapter president. He talks with Randy Yohe on the goals of this growing student movement.
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