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The West Virginia Senate sent a bill removing a sunset provision on the state's gas and oil tax assessment methodology to the governor on Feb. 23, 2024. House Bill 4850 lifts a July 2025 sunset date, but the current methodology has proven unpopular with tax assessors and landowners in gas-producing counties.
The West Virginia Senate, on Feb. 21, 2024, approved Senate Bill 453 that would place limits on drug pricing and require more transparency from pharmacy benefit managers.
The West Virginia Senate, on Feb. 21, 2024, approved a bill that would allow state Department of Commerce agencies to bypass competitive bidding for contracts to manage state forests to prevent forest fires when they support economic development projects. Senate Bill 688 would allow the directors of the Division of Forestry and Division of Natural Resources to contract for the management of state forests and wildlife management areas to prevent wildfires and bypass competitive bidding to do so if the project is needed for economic development.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) – On Tuesday, February 20th, WV Secretary of State Mac Warner hosted two student leaders from Ripley High School (RHS) as his honored guests at the
Under Senate Bill 618, approved by the West Virginia Senate Economic Development Committee on Feb. 19, 2024, only state carbon credits from real property or standing timber would be eligible for purchase, prompting criticism it's anti-property rights legislation. Senate Bill 618 is the latest in a string of attempts in the state Legislature to regulate forest carbon offset agreements.