The Legislative session is over and many of the 333 billls that passed will soon become law. The House passed 203 bills while the Senate passed 130. If you need to know more about a particular bill, go to the WV legislature website and type…
….We have another chapter in what I used to refer to as “the Video Lottery Chronicles.” There have been many battles waged in committee, on the floor of the House and Senate, in the bars and behind closed doors over the money-making machines. Known by…
A house bill recently signed into law by Governor Justice will be a boon to Chester and Newell, but a blow to Hancock County finances. Delegate Mark Zatezalo (R-2nd) was one of 10 sponsors of HB 3450. The two municipalities totally contained in Hancock County…
By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – With a new deputy secretary and an updated focus on maintenance, state transportation Cabinet Secretary Jimmy Wriston told members of the Joint Legislative Oversight Commission on Department of Transportation Accountability on Monday that he has big…
By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia’s Director of the State Resiliency Office, Bob Martin, delivered his agency’s first quarter report to members of the Joint Legislative Interim Committee on Flooding on Sunday, telling lawmakers he believes the economic future of…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University’s President Gordon Gee and his administration have a vision of the future: WVU will be a small institution with fewer employees and fewer programs. The reduction is a reality and has started; however, the details of the plan — the final…
Friday, March 17, 2023Gov. Justice signs into law 4th state employee pay raise, budget bill, and other legislationWATCH FULL EVENT | VIEW PHOTO ALBUMCHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice held a signing ceremony today for four bills passed by the West Virginia Legislature. The first bill was HB 2024, the…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates passed a total of 45 House Bills to the Senate this week, including one that would reorganize the current Department of Health and Human Resources. House Bill 2006 would divide DHHR into three separate…
By Autumn Shelton, WV Press AssociationCHARLESTON, W.Va. – In a very brief meeting of the West Virginia Legislature’s House Committee on Pensions and Retirement on Tuesday, four bills, all relating to police and fire department pensions and funding, were advanced. Committee Chair: Delegate Erikka Storch, R-OhioThe first…