CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice has issued a proclamation calling for the West Virginia Legislature to convene in Special Session at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, 2024. Click to view the Special Session Call“The special session I’m calling today isn’t just really important; it’s critical to the health and well-being of some of our state’s most Read More…
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Tourism Day at the Legislature welcomes hundreds of industry members to State Capitol
Annual event celebrating record economic impact and state tourism successes CHARLESTON, WV –– The West Virginia Capitol was filled with enthusiastic travel and tourism industry partners from across the state today as they gathered together to celebrate the industry’s continued success in West Virginia. Tourism’s economic impact is the highest in the state’s history with total Read More…
Gov. Justice issues proclamation calling for Special Session of the West Virginia Legislature Sunday at 4 p.m.
CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice has issued a proclamation calling for the West Virginia Legislature to convene in Special Session at 4:00 p.m. today, Sunday, August 6, 2023. “The Special Session I’m calling today has some really important items for our Legislature to consider, like increasing the salaries of our Correctional Officers, and a clarification to Read More…
Bill Passes to Allow Concealed Weapons on College and University Campuses
The WV State House of Delegates passed a bill on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 that will allow people to carry concealed weapons on public college campuses . This bill will prohibit carrying open gun on public college campuses, nor will it allow gun in areas such as stadiums. The final step of Senate Bill 10 Read More…
Glenville State University’s Day at the Legislature is February 28
GLENVILLE, WV – Glenville State University students, faculty, staff, alumni, and administrators will travel to the statehouse in Charleston, West Virginia on Tuesday, February 28 for Glenville State University Day at the Legislature. The Glenville State delegation will be on hand at the capitol between 9:00-11:00 a.m. to meet with lawmakers and share information about Read More…
West Virginia House Passes School Discipline Bill
West Virginia lawmakers in the House passed a bill Tuesday that they hope will help teachers regain control in West Virginia Classrooms by providing a framework to public school teachers on how to discipline students who are being disruptive during class. This bill, which passed by the House Lawmakers, would allow teachers to remove a Read More…
Gov. Justice cheers House passage of 50% personal income tax cut
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice issued the following statement today after the West Virginia House of Delegates voted bipartisanly to pass his proposal to reduce the state’s personal income tax by 50%: “I thank Speaker Roger Hanshaw, Deputy Speaker Matthew Rohrbach, Majority Leader Eric Householder, Finance Chairman Vernon Criss, and members of the House of Delegates for voting overwhelmingly Read More…
Treasurer Moore, Delegates Propose Bill to Block New Credit Card Gun, Ammo Tracking Scheme
Riley Moore, WV State Treasurer, spoke with Blaze Media’s Glenn Beck this morning praised West Virginia for their position of standing up against those who would tear down the Right to Bear Arms. Beck and Riley both noted that West Virginia, like Florida and other ProGun states, were those carrying a greater Republican representation. – Read More…
West Virginia Legislature Interim Committee Schedule
Sunday, January 08, 2023 Convene Adjourn Committee Location 02:00 PM 03:00 PM Joint Commission on Economic Development House Judiciary 02:00 PM 03:00 PM Post Audits Subcommittee – Agenda Senate Finance 03:00 PM 04:00 PM Joint Legislative Committee on Flooding – Agenda Senate Judiciary 03:00 PM 05:00 PM Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability Senate Finance 05:00 PM 06:00 PM Read More…