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On this West Virginia Morning we’ll learn about West Virginia lawmakers overriding Governor Tomblin’s veto of the concealed carry bill, a bill that would require drug testing for TANF recipients as well as a bill that would allow home-schooled kids to participate in school athletic teams. Also, Clark Davis brings us a story about Lily’s Place, which has now cared for more than 90 babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome.

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