Senate Rejects Religious Freedom Protection Act in WV
West Virginia Senate voted 27 to 7 to defeat HB 4012 amid debate over its aim as a shield for religious liberty and potential discriminator ambiguities. Senators split on amendments balancing non discrimination standards and government health interests, with Armstead denouncing misinformation.
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Charleston
Senate
Bill Cole
R-Mercer
Cole
Corey Palumbo
West
Mitch Carmichael
B Jackson
Palumbo
Carmichael
House
Virginia
Jeff Mullins
Raleigh
Sue Cline
Wyoming
Tim Armstead
Kanawha
Armstead
Senate narrow passage of coal severance tax cut bill
West Virginia Senate narrowly approved SB 705 by a 19 to 15 vote to cut coal severance taxes to 3 percent over two years. Democrats cited expected cuts to county budgets and job losses, while proponents linked relief for gas operators and overall fiscal prudence. The measure advances to the House of Delegates.
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Senate
Charleston
Ron Stollings
Boone
Stollings
Boone County
Senate Finance Committee
Art Kirkendall
Dlogan
Stellings
Mike Hall
R-Putnam
Hall
Bill Cole
Mercer
Cole
West Virginia
House
House of Delegates
Bluefield State seeks votes in Home Depot contest
Bluefield State College pursues online votes to win Home Depot Retool Your School funding for campus upgrades including landscaping around the student center. President Marsha Krotseng notes BSC competes in the mid enrollment category and ranked seventh. voting runs daily through April 24 via the college homepage and social media links BLFD RYS16.
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Bluefield State College
Home Depot
Bluefield
Bluefield State
Marsha Krotseng
HBC
Jim Nelson
Nelson
Krotseng
West Virginia
Two charged in McDowell County break in
West Virginia State Police and McDowell County deputies arrested Randy McNeely Jr. and David Bennett after a 1 a.m. break in at the Roderfield Kwik Serve. The duo, both 30, faced charges of breaking and entering grand larceny conspiracy and destruction of property, with arraignment pending at the McDowell County Holding Facility.
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WELCH
McDowell County
West Virginia
B.D. Gillespie
West Virginia State Police
Welch Detachment
Gillespie
Randy McNeely Jr
Roderfield
David Bennett
Davy
McNeely
Bennett
Charles Owens
Cowens
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