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On this West Virginia Morning, government reporter Randy Yohe spoke with Senate Finance Chair Eric Tarr, R-Putnam, and House Finance committee member Larry Rowe, D-Kanawha, to get the latest on the state budget.

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Senate Education Committee on Tuesday advanced a bill that would provide state funds for CPR instruction in high schools.

On this episode of The Legislature Today, our WVPB reporters Randy Yohe and Chris Schulz sit down with fellow reporter Steven Allen Adams of Odgen Newspapers to discuss the past week at West Virginia’s statehouse.

The Senate’s Workforce Committee met after the regular floor session Friday morning to hear two reports on the state’s workforce situation: one about what’s being done, and one about what could be done.

CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice’s proposed 50% tax cut wasn’t on the West Virginia Senate Finance Committee’s agenda Monday, but the governor said in a news conference he remains hopeful

The Charleston Gazette-Mail published this editorial on Friday:

Gov. Jim Justice’s 50 percent income tax cut proposal was passed by the House Wednesday. The bill received a cold reception in the Senate.

On this episode of The Legislature Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill to the Senate floor that would allow the concealed carry of handguns on the state’s university campuses. Reporter Chris Schulz has more.

Gov. Jim Justice’s personal income tax plan, as laid out at the State of the State address last week, is already hitting the House floor.

Gov. Jim Justice’s 50 percent income tax cut proposal, a highlight of his State of the State address, comes with a big funding hedge against recession and some state comparisons touting success.