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Reporters Recap Final Hours Of The 2026 Legislative Session, This West Virginia Morning

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On this West Virginia Morning, the 2026 state Legislative session stretched all the way to midnight Saturday night. WVPB reporters Randy Yohe, Chris Schulz and Maria Young were in the rotunda as the session concluded and brings us this recap.

Also, Gov. Patrick Morrisey on Saturday posthumously awarded the West Virginia Distinguished Service Medal to Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom of the West Virginia Army National Guard, who was fatally wounded during an attack in Washington, D.C. last November.

And, Alex Mayer is no longer Secretary of the state Department of Human Services. His abrupt departure was effective on Sunday. Morrisey has appointed the department’s deputy secretary, Christina Mullins, to serve as acting secretary.

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Maria Young produced this episode.

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