Author Ellie Heffernan Ellie's Latest Articles It’s the last day of WV’s Legislative Session. Here’s what bills are dead and what’s still in play. By Aaliyah Jones & Ellie Heffernan ● Folk Reporters ● March 14, 2026 Here’s a roundup of key measures that could still become law—and ones that are (probably) dead as we approach sine die. WV bill would eliminate the Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs and name a building after him By Kelly Stafford & Ellie Heffernan ● Folk Reporters ● February 21, 2026 Senate Bill 879, introduced by the only Latino woman in the Legislature, is not the first sign that elected officials want the office gone. WV House advances bill that would criminalize giving undocumented people a ride home By Maya Krueger & Ellie Heffernan ● Folk Reporters ● January 21, 2026 Anti-DEI bill advances in WV House By Ellie Heffernan ● Civics ● April 4, 2025 The bill just needs to pass the House Judiciary Committee and the House Floor. WV House advances bills to strengthen internet & data consumer protections By Ellie Heffernan ● Civics ● March 18, 2025 The House Energy and Public Works Committee passed the Consumer Data Protection Act and a bill requiring customers to be automatically credited when their internet is disrupted for more than five days. Folk Reporters: Who gets to be a journalist, anyways? By Ellie Heffernan ● Folk Reporters ● February 15, 2025 Morrisey’s Mountain State Comeback and battle against ‘the woke mind virus’ in WV By Ellie Heffernan ● Civics ● February 13, 2025