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From the Well

West Virginia to Recognize Black Lung Awareness Day at State Capitol

West Virginia House Advances Six Bills, One Finalized in Legislative Session

Senate Bill Could Raise Costs, Appalachian Power President Says

Environmental groups rally against bill weakening water storage tank regulations

Energy & Environment Stakeholders Weigh In On Legislative Session

WV Senate passes bill that sparks water quality concerns

News Headlines

State Government 

Morrisey, McCuskey seek answers from NCAA about Mountaineers non-selection

Will Miller named State Director of the West Virginia Small Business Development Center

Death of inmate at Mount Olive leads to investigation, employees placed on leave

Federal Government 

Republican bill would relocate NASA headquarters to Fla.

State & Local News

Governor Patrick Morrisey Makes Rare Appearance in Lewisburg

Regional News

In Michigan, Vance says US manufacturing can rebound despite tariff jitters and falling markets

National News

 Popular coffee creamer recalled in more than 30 states after reports of illness, spoilage

Business/Financial/Economic Development  

W.Va. Loses Jobs In New Year, Workforce Data Shows

Legislation pushes economic development agency to promote coal in steelmaking

Legislators work on enhanced effort to eliminate business and inventory tax

Children & Families 

West Virginia lawmakers weigh changes to how child abuse, neglect is reported

Courts & Crime  

WV domestic violence services need state funding support

Editorials & Opinions

Reporter’s Notebook: Taking the clickbait

Lawmakers need to focus on business

Opinion: We Can Grow WV’s Economy and Protect our Environment

Family court judges pay is an injustice

Returning Money to West Virginians

Education 

Cell phones would be banned from classrooms under West Virginia legislation

West Virginia House Education Committee reviews pilot program for regional school boards

W.Va. senator pushes for enhanced sexual child abuse prevention education in schools

 WV lawmakers must fulfill constitutional mandate to provide thorough system of free schools

Elections & Politics 

West Virginia House passes bills dealing with vacancies in office, voter roll cleanup

Energy & Environment  

Capito Attends White House Signing Overturning Democrats’ Natural Gas Tax Collection Rule

Natural gas pipeline project completions increase takeaway capacity in producing regions

DOE’s Wright Says “Highly Likely” Constitution Pipe Work in 2025

 11 years after WV chemical spill, advocates speak out against bill to rollback water protections

First Responders, Military & Veterans 

Lt. Ana Pile becomes first female chief of detectives for Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office

St. Joseph’s Ambulance ceasing operations in Wood County on March 31

 ‘None of us could really talk’: Firefighters injured battling brush fire”It was a scary moment for all of us,” one person said. “I was really just in shock.”

Health Care 

West Virginia Bill Proposes Expanding Eye Surgery Qualifications

Leslie Lawson named president of Summersville Regional Medical Center and Braxton County Memorial Hospital

Insurance

EBRI asks what companies are doing to ensure employee financial wellness

Interesting News 

Webb telescope’s images of exoplanets “stunned researchers,” NASA says

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

Miranda Lambert to perform at 100th annual State Fair of West Virginia

Selena’s killer claims she is ‘partly to blame’ for death

Drake’s record label files motion to dismiss his lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’

Senior Citizens

Families take on labor and costs of caring for their aging loved ones

Sports 

Charleston, WV: A Cyclist’s Paradise in the Mountain State

WVU Men’s Basketball freshman to enter transfer portal

Substance Use Disorder

WV could add tax to Naloxone, fentanyl testing strips

Technology & Utilities  

Power company says bill focused on grid reliability could have another consequence: higher rates

PSC orders general investigation of Waste Management

Tourism & Nature

VIDEO: WV Secretary of Tourism Chelsea Ruby explains the Tourism Works program

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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