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AVA Retired racing greyhound Ava was the guest of her human, Senate Majority Whip Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, this past week at the West Virginia Capitol.
CHARLESTON Members of the West Virginia Legislature and their staffs let a sleeping dog lie last week and stepped over the retired racing greyhound snoozing on the floor in Senate Majority Whip Ryan Weld’s office.
Weld, R-Brooke, adopted Ava the greyhound, which resides with Weld and his wife, Alex, in Wellsburg. This past week, she made the trip to Charleston with Weld and took up residence in his office at the Capitol.
Staff Writer
Photo Courtesy of W.Va. Legislative Photography
Retired racing greyhound Ava was the guest of her human, Senate Majority Whip Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, this past week at the West Virginia Capitol.
CHARLESTON Members of the West Virginia Legislature and their staffs let a sleeping dog lie this week and stepped over the retired racing greyhound snoozing on the floor in Senate Majority Whip Ryan Weld’s office.
Weld, R-Brooke, adopted Ava the greyhound, which resides with Weld and his wife Alex in Wellsburg. This past week, she made the trip to Charleston with Weld and took up residence in his office at the Capitol.
WV Legislative Photography
House Education Chair Del. Joe Ellington, R-Mercer, and Vice Chair Del. Joshua Higginbotham (left), R-Putnam, lead the House Education Committee on Feb. 11, 2021. The committee meets in the House chamber due to coronavirus safety measures.
Members of the West Virginia Legislature kicked off the first week of the 2021 session introducing a flurry of education bills 83 total.
As of Saturday, 64 bills have been introduced dedicated to K-12 education, 16 bills related to higher education, and three bills aimed at education generally.
W.Va. Jumpstart Savings Program
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