Senate President Randy E. Smith Committed to Improving State’s Roads and Highways
CHARLESTON W.Va. (WVDN) – Senate President Randy E. Smith, R-Preston, affirmed his commitment to ensure that the Legislature continues to ...
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Capito Urges HHS Secretary to Bring Back NIOSH Employees to Support Coal Industry
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human ...
WV Senate Health Committee resurrects school vaccine bill that allows religious exemptions
With less than a week to go during the West Virginia Legislature’s regular session, a Senate committee on Monday resurrected ...
Governor Patrick Morrisey Signs Universal Licensing Reciprocity into Law, Urges Senate to Pass Power Generation and Consumption Act
Charleston, W.Va. (WVDN) - Today, Governor Patrick Morrisey signed into law Senate Bill 458, the Universal Professional and Occupational Licensing Act. ...
WV House approves its version of FY2026 budget, keeping tradition of ‘flat’ spending in place
The West Virginia House of Delegates on Friday passed its version of the state budget for the upcoming year with ...
Chairman Capito Opening Statement at Hearing to Consider EPA, FWS Nominations
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, held ...
Senate wields power over WV cities with bill overturning local anti-discrimination ordinances
Anti-discrimination ordinances would be overturned in dozens of West Virginia cities, according to a bill passed Monday by the Senate.During ...
Last Week in The House of Delegates
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) — Members of the House of Delegates voted on many pieces of legislation last week, sending some ...
With child labor violations on the rise across the country, West Virginia lawmakers want to make it easier for kids to work
This story originally appeared in the Statehouse Spotlight newsletter published by Mountain State Spotlight. Get coverage of the legislative session ...
WV Senate clarifies gender definition bill can’t be used to inspect child’s genitals
Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s priority bill defining “men” and “women” will head to his desk for signature, but the Senate first ...
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