West Virginia passes anti pornography bill in Senate and House
The West Virginia Legislature revived and approved an anti pornography bill. Mercer County Delegate Mark Wills led the House Conference Committee on a compromise, boosting penalties for adults who provide obscene material to minors to a felony with up to five years' prison and up to $25,000 fine.
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Money Demands Press District 10 Budget Need
Delegates from Mercer County reported more than 3 million dollars requested for District 10, a sum they say cannot be met without a financial miracle. New requests emerged for 50 thousand from the Greater Bluefield Chamber for a Coal Museum and 50 thousand from Princeton groups for a sidewalk, with totals reaching from ten thousand to hundreds of thousands. House and Senate budget processes differ, lawmakers noted, and changes aim for a more even district split. A Higher Education Bill requiring about 120 million dollars more over six years looms, with no new revenue proposed. The pension obligation bonds proposal to bolster unfunded retirement funds also advanced, with supporters citing possible savings.
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Virginia lawmakers close session with raises and highway plans
Lawmakers wrap a session with a 2.4 percent raise for public school teachers and 3.25 percent for state employees. They secure DOT funding for a U S 460 cross over at Wal Mart and signalization downtown. Del Tate notes pension aid for volunteer fire and rescue squads.
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West Virginia lawmakers urged to fund at home ventilator care
A West Virginia advocate detailed how ventilator patients must leave their state for needed treatment. Rep Flanigan pushed a House resolution to gauge the scope of the problem and seek state action, noting insurance gaps since 1993. Families face heavy costs as providers lack in state options.
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Robert Craghead
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