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The West Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill Tuesday that would limit local governments from banning or regulating certain plastics and to-go containers.
House Bill 2500 would disallow municipalities from banning “auxiliary containers,” which the bill defines as “ a bag, cup, bottle, or other packaging, whether reusable or single-use” that is used in the food or retail industries. Examples include plastic grocery bags, to-go food containers and plastic silverware.
Local governments would not be able to regulate, prohibit or impose a fee or tax to use these items.
Delegate Brandon Steele, R-Raleigh County, is one of the sponsors of the bill. He answered questions from Delegate Mike Pushkin, D-Kanawha County, about what would be banned.
Jan 14, 2021
W.Va. NAACP President Owens Brown addresses a press conference Tuesday in which its members called to have Attorney General Patrick Morrisey investigated and disbarred. SUBMITTED PHOTO
CHARLESTON â The West Virginian NAACP is calling for the impeachment and disbarment of Attorney General Patrick Morrisey for his involvement in a lawsuit challenging votes in several battleground states during the general election.
State NAACP President Owens Brown read a resolution during a Tuesday press conference that said Morrisey attempted to violate the Constitutional rights of United States citizens.
He stated that on Dec. 9 that Morrisey joined an illegal lawsuit to overturn the presidential election results in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia in order to seal a victory for President Donald Trump.