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West Virginia bill banning transgender athletes from competition signed by governor CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia's governor signed a bill Wednesday that bans transgender athletes from competing in female sports in middle and high schools and colleges. The bill was among 38 signed by Republican Gov. Jim Justice. It had narrowly passed the state Senate, which had added the college component, before being overwhelmingly approved in the House of Delegates. Justice said earlier this week that he would "proudly" sign the bill despite warnings from some lawmakers that the NCAA could retaliate ...

West Virginia transgender athlete bill heads to governor By CUNEYT DILApril 9, 2021 GMT CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Transgender athletes in West Virginia would be banned from competing in female sports in middle and high schools and colleges under a bill that won approval from the legislature Friday. The bill heads to the desk of Republican Gov. Jim Justice, who has not publicly commented on the matter. His office did not immediately return an email seeking comment. The House of Delegates approved it 80-20 after the Senate passed a version Thursday that expands its focus to include college sp...

Mar 2, 2021 When Republicans took over the legislative majority in Charleston in 2014, there was renewed hope that those elected to represent us in state government would be weeding out fraud, waste, incompetence and frivolous spending; they’d dethrone King Bureaucracy; they’d turn their backs on special interests and truly serve the people of West Virginia; and they would return some control to those same people. Activity in Charleston this session reveals what a naive hope that was. Far from “right-sizing” government, as so many lawmakers claimed they would do, efforts now are to ac...

Feb 27, 2021 It seems much longer ago, but when Republicans took over the legislative majority in Charleston in 2014, there was renewed hope in the Mountain State that those we elected to represent us in state government would be weeding out fraud, waste, incompetence and frivolous spending; they’d dethrone King Bureaucracy; they’d turn their backs on special interests and truly serve the people of West Virginia; and they would return some control to those same people. Activity in our state capital this session reveals what a naive hope that was. Far from “right-sizing” government, ...

The Intelligencer on youth homelessness: Try to remember what it was like to go to bed at night after having finished your homework, or to wake up in the morning and join the family rush to get ready and get out the door to school. Think about having friends over. Think about knowing you had the same safe place to come home to each day after school; and that the routine would most likely be the same the next day, and the day after that … Too many West Virginia kids do not have that experience. In fact, according to a WV KIDS COUNT issue brief released this week, there were 10,417 youth clas...