WV Senate advances anti strike and health dept autonomy bills
Two controversial measures target public employee strikes and local health department autonomy. Senate Bill 11 passed 21 to 12, outlining penalties for teachers and prohibiting schools from suspending classes or canceling activities to aid a work stoppage. House Bill 2536 moves through committee ahead of second reading. Dale Lee calls the actions retaliatory.
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West Virginia Senate considers repeal of annual vehicle inspections
Senate Bill 325 would end the yearly motor vehicle inspection requirement in West Virginia, removing a rule in place since 1931. West Virginia is among 11 states still mandating annual inspections, with eight others relying on conditional inspections instead.
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Jessica Nuzzo
John Quick
Bland Street
Charleston
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West Virginia
Virginia
Perry discusses McDowell County homicide on Fox Nation
Samantha Perry joined Fox Nation host Nancy Grace in a panel about a Minnesota man found buried in a shallow McDowell County grave on Sept. 24, 2019. The podcast Crime Stories with Nancy Grace released on Feb. 23 titled Motive for Murder Incest details John McGuire’s grisly murder scene.
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House Ekes Passes $1.9T Pandemic Relief Bill
The House approved a 1.9 trillion pandemic relief package championed by President Biden, sending the bill to a tense Senate. Biden urged quick action at the White House while Pelosi and Democrats highlighted aid to individuals, businesses, schools, states, and cities battered by COVID-19.
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White House
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