Speaker Hanshaw Says Job Creation Is Top Priority For 2026 Session

On this episode of The Legislature Today, we sit down with House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, to discuss how he sees things are going this legislative session.

Also, in this show, at the beginning of the week, the House of Delegates urgently moved House Bill 4574 and House Bill 4575 through the approval process, suspending constitutional rules to make it happen in one day. The bills provide emergency funding for Hancock County Schools, however, they stalled in the Senate.

And, we’ve recruited two teams of high school students this year to follow the West Virginia Legislature and report on issues to the next generation. This week, Nevaeh Siggers and Jenna Walker provide us with some basic tools to track the legislature during the session.

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