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It’s the last day of WV’s Legislative Session. Here’s what bills are dead and what’s still in play. 

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

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 
Anti-DEI bill advances in WV House

The bill just needs to pass the House Judiciary Committee and the House Floor.

WV House advances bills to strengthen internet & data consumer protections

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?
Morrisey’s Mountain State Comeback and battle against ‘the woke mind virus’ in WV