WV Senate committee advances bill to reinstate death penalty
Senate Bill 1037 would reinstate the death penalty as a possible punishment for people convicted of first-degree murder with aggravating circumstances.
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WV Senate passes bill to put the state in charge of beekeeping rules
Some lawmakers expressed concern that SB 927 would unfairly take away local control.
WV house committee advances bill that would limit opportunity for low-Income students
House Bill 4587 would prohibit state funds, including student aid, from going to “low-earning” degree programs.
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 lawmakers advance bill to let doctors involuntarily commit someone without contacting the courts
Black people are significantly more likely to be committed to psychiatric hospitals against their will.
As federal judge says third immigrant wrongly jailed in WV, jails overcrowded with ICE detainees
Gov. Patrick Morrisey has partnered with ICE to hold immigrant detainees in West Virginia jails.
WV Senate committee advances bill removing curriculum, vaccine and standardized test requirements for private schools
SB 216 would allow private schools to teach students virtually anything — or nothing at all. It would remove requirements related to instructional hours, curriculum objectives, standardized tests and vaccines.
WV Senate passes bill to put the state in charge of beekeeping rules
Some lawmakers expressed concern that SB 927 would unfairly take away local control.
WV house committee advances bill that would limit opportunity for low-Income students
House Bill 4587 would prohibit state funds, including student aid, from going to “low-earning” degree programs.
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 lawmakers advance bill to let doctors involuntarily commit someone without contacting the courts
Black people are significantly more likely to be committed to psychiatric hospitals against their will.
As federal judge says third immigrant wrongly jailed in WV, jails overcrowded with ICE detainees
Gov. Patrick Morrisey has partnered with ICE to hold immigrant detainees in West Virginia jails.
WV Senate committee advances bill removing curriculum, vaccine and standardized test requirements for private schools
SB 216 would allow private schools to teach students virtually anything — or nothing at all. It would remove requirements related to instructional hours, curriculum objectives, standardized tests and vaccines.