CHARLESTON The state board that oversees West Virginia Public Broadcasting and its educational and journalism programming could be weakened under legislation now before the House of Delegates. Senate Bill 844, redesignating the Educational Broadcasting Authority as the Educational Broadcasting Commission, passed the state Senate last Friday in a 30-4 vote after having just been […]
A bill that would make West Virginia’s legislative auditor beholden to political leaders is one of the worst ideas the Legislature has come up with while under control of a
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The West Virginia House of Delegates Energy and Manufacturing Committee approved House Bill 5223, which would create a council to provide economic development assistance to southern coalfield counties. The bill s approval comes amid the dormancy of another body that was created for a similar purpose in 2022, the Coalfield Community Grant Facilitation Commission.