CHARLESTON A bipartisan debate broke out in the West Virginia House of Delegates Thursday between the body’s civil libertarians and law-and-order Republicans over a bill expanding DNA collection. Meanwhile, a bill dealing with homemade moonshine that passed narrowly out of the House Wednesday nearly came back to the floor Thursday with questions raised about […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the House Judiciary Committee debated two bills Wednesday afternoon dealing with the availability of mugshots of those arrested for crimes, and whether to allow for
CHARLESTON Members of the House Judiciary Committee debated two bills Wednesday afternoon dealing with the availability of mugshots of those arrested for cr
CHARLESTON – Members of the House Judiciary Committee debated two bills Wednesday afternoon dealing with the availability of mugshots of those arrested for crimes, and whether to allow for DNA collection for those merely under arrest. The committee amended and recommended House Bill 4621 for passage Wednesday. The bill would prohibit the release of arrest […]
In an unusual departure from administration news, Del. Moore Capito, R-Kanawha, joined Gov. Jim Justice’s regular briefing Thursday to announce that he would be stepping aside from his elected position as delegate and chairman of the Judiciary Committee to focus on his campaign for governor.