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The West Virginia Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would place limits on drug pricing and require more transparency from pharmacy benefit managers.

The West Virginia Senate Economic Development Committee has approved a bill that would allow Department of Commerce subagencies to contract for the management of state forests and wildlife management areas to prevent wildfires. Senate Bill 688 would allow the directors of the Division of Forestry and Division of Natural Resources to award management contracts notwithstanding the competitive bidding process, when the contract is needed for an economic development project.

How long you can stay active as a voter without using that right may be changing if a bill passed Thursday by the Senate becomes a law. 

The executive director of West Virginia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, or VOAD, is retiring a month after testimony she gave to the Joint Legislative Flooding Committee prompted the state to refer state appropriations to the organization to state investigators. Jenny Gannaway, the executive director, admitted to taking items donated to the organization for personal use and hiring employees to be employees.

A bill to legalize drug test strips was signed into law by Gov. Jim Justice Friday.