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From the Well

Senate passes two bills on transgender issues; House has another primed for passage

House Passes Amended Bill Defining Sex

Five Bills Pass House on Wednesday

Holocaust education group decries WV Bible resolution

News Headlines

State Government 

McCuskey leads multistate coalition supporting challenge to CTA

 West Virginia National Guard helps with flood clean-up efforts in Mingo County

OEM warns against traveling to Spruce Knob

Federal Government 

Capito fields questions on DOGE, effects on West Virginia, during weekly briefing

Capito representative confirms: Logan Social Security closure not due to DOGE

Senator Jim Justice Introduces His First Bill to Establish National Medal of Honor Monument

 Trump administration cuts add to strain at Beckley VA Medical Center, union official says

Social Security staff cuts could ‘significantly impact’ beneficiaries

Trump administration deletes list of hundreds of federal buildings targeted for potential sale

World, National, State & Local News 

Huntington Mayor Sends DOGE, GSA Call To Action Letter

Dozens protest in front of local offices of Rep. Moore, Sen. Capito

Trudeau expects a trade war between Canada and the US for the ‘foreseeable future’

Business/Financial/Economic Development  

Form Energy named one of best employers by Forbes

Trump changes course and delays some tariffs on Mexico and Canada

Children & Families 

Record number of CASA volunteers sworn in

Courts & Crime  

Case of former Hopemont Hospital nurse assistant accused in resident’s scalding death goes to Preston County grand jury

Editorials & Opinions

Ben Fields: The 51st state or the 11th province?

Term Limits Right For Elected Officials

Education  

House Education Committee passes bill that would allow some teachers to conceal carry as school protection officers

Pierpont Community and Technical College president gone after a little over a year and a half

Senate bill would allow county school systems to use more remote learning days

Trump wants to dismantle the Education Department. Here’s what it does

Elections & Politics 

Chief Deputy Secretary Of State Talks Election Legislation

Energy & Environment  

West Virginia lawmakers target unpaid oil, gas royalties for landowners

WV Senate panels OK sweeping tax credits, microgrid districts for fossil fuels

Morgantown-based oil and gas company listed on New York Stock Exchange with $1.3B valuation

First Responders, Military & Veterans 

Boone County Firefighter Dies in Line Of Duty

Health Care 

Groundbreaking development in the fight against obesity

 Movement Disorders Affect West Virginians at Higher Rates; WVU Medicine Encourages Awareness and Treatment

Public Health Discusses Alpha-Gal Syndrome & Needle Exchange Programs

15-year-old Morgantown girl advocates for childhood cancer research in D.C.

Insurance

Providers opt out of $2.8B BCBS antitrust settlement, file lawsuits

UnitedHealth says execs kept no secrets, asks court to toss lawsuit

Interesting News 

Private lunar lander touches down on the moon, but its status is unknown

New Google tool flags when you may be getting scammed

Pop Culture (Media, Music, Movies, etc.) 

Holt’s ‘NBC Nightly News’ replacement announced

Senior Citizens

Berkeley County Emergency Ambulance Authority donates AED device to Berkeley Senior Services

Sports 

 Former West Virginia athlete Pat McAfee says someone sent death threats to him and his 1 y.o. daughter

Substance Use Disorder

 Bill creating monetary reward for those who tip off police on drug activity advances in WV Senate

Town hall explores uses for opioid funds to support recovery efforts in Charleston

Recovery advocate warns methadone clinic bill could devastate substance recovery efforts

Marion County Commission allocates opioid funds for mindfulness program targeting teens

Technology & Utilities  

PSC delays action on proposals to speed up broadband expansion after utilities object to cost

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito ‘disappointed’ over Trump administration’s pause on West Virginia broadband funding

Tourism & Nature

First Purple Martins of the Season Spotted in West Virginia

As W.Va. National Parks Lose Funding, 2024 Data Shows Record-High Turnout

Thirty-fifth Day – March 18, 2025: Last day to introduce bills in the House. House Rule 91a does not apply to originating or supplementary appropriation bills, and does not apply to Senate or House resolutions or concurrent resolutions.

Forty-first Day – March 24, 2025: Last day to introduce bills in the Senate. Senate Rule 14 does not apply to originating or supplementary appropriation bills, and does not apply to Senate or House resolutions or concurrent resolutions.

Forty-seventh Day – March 30, 2025: Bills due out of committees in house of origin to ensure three full days for readings.

Fiftieth Day – April 02, 2025: Last day to consider bill on third reading in house of origin. Does not include budget or supplementary appropriation bills.
(Joint Rule 5, paragraph b)

Sixtieth Day – April 12, 2025: Adjournment at Midnight.
(WV Const. Art. VI, §22)

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