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Category: West Virginia Legislature

Posted inWest Virginia Legislature

Against a backdrop of record hospitalizations and persistent deaths, WV lawmakers target COVID response, not the virus itself

Avatar photo by Quenton King February 7th, 2022April 27th, 2022
Posted inWest Virginia Legislature

WV legislative roundup: What lawmakers don’t do can be as important as what they do

Avatar photo by Greg Moore February 4th, 2022February 4th, 2022
Posted inWest Virginia Legislature

A judge’s ruling is a major step for LGBTQ West Virginians’ rights, but some lawmakers are still pushing in the opposite direction

Avatar photo by Ian Karbal February 3rd, 2022February 3rd, 2022
Posted inWest Virginia Legislature

WV legislative roundup: Some old ideas, and a new speech

Avatar photo by Greg Moore January 28th, 2022January 28th, 2022
Posted inWest Virginia Legislature

In Justice’s State of the State, lip service but few substantive proposals for WV’s biggest challenges

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Ian Karbal, Douglas Soule, Quenton King, Amelia Ferrell Knisely and Emily Allen January 28th, 2022January 28th, 2022
Posted inWest Virginia Legislature

A new report on WV’s coalfields communities has more than 80 ideas, but so far, little legislation

Avatar photo by Emily Allen January 26th, 2022January 26th, 2022
Posted inWest Virginia Legislature

WV legislative roundup: Questions about Nucor numbers, and a restrictive abortion bill

Avatar photo by Greg Moore January 21st, 2022January 21st, 2022
Posted inWest Virginia Legislature

‘Rushed’ WVU report could have overstated economic benefits of Nucor deal

Avatar photo by Douglas Soule January 20th, 2022January 24th, 2022
Posted inWest Virginia Legislature

It’s already hard for West Virginians to get abortions. It’s about to get even more difficult.

Avatar photo by Quenton King January 15th, 2022September 15th, 2022
Posted inWest Virginia Legislature

WV legislative roundup: Some things old, some things new as session starts

Avatar photo by Greg Moore January 14th, 2022January 14th, 2022

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