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Secretary of State Kris Warner’s office organized a contest for eighth grade students to design a new "I Voted" sticker. Overall, there were more than 1,100 entries from 42 counties.
On this episode of The Legislature Today, Curtis Tate talks with Minority Leaders Sen. Mike Woelfel, D-Cabell, and Del. Sean Hornbuckle, D-Cabell, to further discuss their priorities and how they see the session so far.
Also, the first of a flurry of bills addressing gender and biological sex has passed the upper chamber. Senate Bill 456 defines sex and prohibits transgender people from using certain facilities that align with their gender identity.
And a bill to address disciplinary issues in West Virginia schools passed the House of Delegates this morning. Chris Schulz has more.
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Secretary of State Kris Warner’s office organized a contest for eighth grade students to design a new "I Voted" sticker. Overall, there were more than 1,100 entries from 42 counties.
Online gambling commercials in the state seem to dominate the television and radio airwaves. Those messages are not lost on our college students. Marshall University Broadcast Journalism senior Abigail Ayes just completed an impactful story about student online gambling for the campus news program, MU Report. Randy Yohe, who is also Ayes’ instructor, spoke with the student reporter about her findings.
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling and held that West Virginia’s policy to deny gender-affirming care does not violate the Equal Protection Clause, the Affordable Care Act or the Medicaid Act.