Legislative Interims

Legislators proposed a new program with the West Virginia Department of Environment Protection to assist with flooding related demolition around the state.

Speaking to the legislative Joint Commission on Economic Development, Steve Johnson, director of West Virginia’s Small Business Development Center spoke of the success of three CARES Act funded programs that may end if the state doesn’t step in.

In 2022, seven interim meetings are scheduled, usually held at the Capitol building. But this week, the legislative branch left Charleston and went on the road.

On this West Virginia Morning, we explore the major issues and opportunities for promoting the health and well-being of the people of Appalachia with Dr. Randy Wykoff, one of the editors of the book “Appalachian Health.” We also take a look at the city of Martinsburg as it celebrates its 250th anniversary and provide an update on the state legislature’s interim meetings in Morgantown as lawmakers sit in on a presentation on cannabis and the workplace.

Members of the West Virginia legislature met during an interim meeting Monday to discuss potential legislation that would promote economic development for Advanced Air Mobility in the state.

Under normal circumstances, the speaker of West Virginia’s House of Delegates crafts legislation, sets agendas and defines rules. House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, said next week’s interim legislative session is the first in two years headed into what most would consider a normal environment.

About a dozen education officials from around the state addressed the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability in an interim meeting…

Interim meetings at the state capitol are usually laid back. Lawmakers attend their meetings and sometimes meet with a spare group of lobbyists and…

After three failed attempts to get a bill passed that would make marijuana available to those who would benefit from its medicinal properties, Del. Mike…