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On this West Virginia Morning, bills about crime and punishment come before the state legislature every year. Often, they adjust punishment or even establish a new section of the state’s criminal code. For The Legislature Today, Randy Yohe spoke with Del. Shawn Fluharty, D-Ohio, and Sen. Mike Stuart, R-Kanawha, and a former U.S. attorney, to get their take on bills before both chambers.

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is urging Vice President Kamala Harris to invoke her powers under Section 4 of the 25th Amendment and declare President Joe Biden is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.

West Virginia lawmakers, from U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., to the state House Energy and Manufacturing Committee, are siding with and pushing pro-gas and oil industry measures despite heavy costs to consumers and taxpayers. Manchin has opposed a White House liquefied natural gas, or LNG, pause while state lawmakers have advanced bills aimed at protecting the industry.

CHARLESTON – A House of Delegates resolution that would create an amendment to the state Constitution ensuring only United States citizens can vote in West Virginia elections is now with the state Senate.House Joint Resolution 21 passed on a 96-0 vote February 6.

The West Virginia Republican Party Executive Committee has approved a resolution that will limit the party’s primary election to only Republican voters beginning in 2026. The decision reverses the party

CHARLESTON – At least two candidates for statewide races in West Virginia were able to file candidacy paperwork Saturday night with the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office before the

CHARLESTON — At least two candidates for statewide races in West Virginia were able to file candidacy paperwork Saturday night with the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office before the midnight deadline. The Secretary of State’s Office in the Capitol in Charleston was open until midnight Saturday for in-person candidate filings, as well as the […]

CHARLESTON — At least two candidates for statewide races in West Virginia were able to file candidacy paperwork Saturday night with the West Virginia Secretar

The West Virginia Senate passed legislation, Senate Bill 354, which would create an economic development board with representatives from McDowell, Mercer, Mingo and Wayne counties. SB 354 would create a 13-member board that includes representatives of economic development agencies in those counties, with an aim of economic growth along the Interstate 73/74 corridor.

Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt is the only constitutional officer not running for a different office. Political analyst Marybeth Beller calls it the first of her three prongs of upheaval.