The Senate Economic Development Committee has approved legislation creating a tax break for companies that invest in new technologies to deal with coal slurry.
West Virginia’s Department of Education and the Arts does not include the Department of Education. As such, its budget is a tiny fraction of the nearly $2 billion the State spends on public schools.
A coalition of 14 victim advocacy groups has won widespread legislative support for three more laws protecting people from domestic and sexual violence.
The State Senate rejected its first legislation Tuesday. Many observers were surprised when the so-called Magistrate Bill went down to defeat after passing in previous sessions.
News of voter fraud indictments in Lincoln County brings a response from the new senator who is representing
that region.
The State Senate unanimously passed a bill Monday called the Penn State law. The measure is designed to avoid a repetition of the child sex abuse scandal in that neighboring state.
West Virginians serving overseas would have an easier time registering to vote under a measure approved by one senate committee today.
The House Committee on Finance saw a varied presentation from the Department of Education and the Arts. Instead of reciting numbers, the department showed what it could do Thursday morning.
More than half of this year’s $4 billion state budget will be spent on education. As usual, there is much controversy about how and where to spend the money.
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