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From the Well

 

“The Well” at the center of the West Virginia State Capitol is a casual meeting place for lawmakers, lobbyists, citizens, and staff. It’s located in the Capitol Rotunda and is often busy during the legislature’s 60-day Regular Session.

 

Senate backs off resurrection of vaccine exemption legislation 

 WV Senate committee’s vaccine exemption amendment is withdrawn from Alpha-gal bill

West Virginia Senate Government Organization Committee keeps Legislature in FOIA law

 

News Headlines

 

State Government 

More than $21M in FEMA funds distributed to West Virginians impacted by flooding

Budget, Policy Expert Talks Microgrids And Tax Revenues

West Virginia making progress addressing its roads and bridges, but still faces challenges, national report suggests

 

Federal Government 

Trump taps West Virginian to lead U.S. Bureau of Prisons

West Virginia Sen. Capito: Trump’s coal orders end ‘War on Coal,’ promise job growth and plant modernization

Capito: Next Stop, White House On Mine Safety And Health Cuts

 As U.S. House GOP adopts budget, protesters rally against Medicaid reductions, tax cuts

 

State & Local News 

Lewisburg Once Again Wins USA TODAY’s Best Small Town Food Scene

7 years after sale, Hilton hotel approved for Sears lot in downtown Charleston

Next Putnam transportation meeting set for May, Teays Valley road project still a concern

 

Regional News 

Ohio measles cases rise to 20; what to know about outbreaks around the US

Microsoft says it’s ‘slowing or pausing’ some AI data center projects, including $1B plan for Ohio

 

National News

Six people have died in a helicopter crash in the Hudson River in New York City, an AP source says

 

Business/Financial/Economic Development

West Virginia Ranks Among States with the Smallest Average Tax Refunds in 2024

Apple has few incentives to start making iPhones in the US

Inflation fell last month as gas prices dropped sharply, a sign prices cooled before tariffs

 

Children & Families 

 WV House committee advances bill repealing work permits for children

Marion County residents get peek into foster care system

 

Courts & Crime  

Military Mischief: Six Arrested After Humvee Stolen from WV National Guard Base

Supreme Court says Trump officials should help return wrongly deported Maryland man

 

Editorials & Opinions

Nostalgia is not good economic policy

Ben Fields: I didn’t know we could just make stuff up

Don’t Let Session Be Waste of Time

Licensing bill should do some good

 

Education 

Leaders in education express concerns over challenges in finding personnel

Hope Scholarship funding bills clear House after debate

House Votes To Send $62 Million More To Hope Scholarship

Senators pass bill asserting power over state education policies

Toy gun holster causes stir at Mingo school

 

Elections & Politics 

GOP celebrates Marion County turning red Longtime Democratic stronghold flips to majority Republican voter registration

West Virginia Senate refuses to concur with change to elections bill

Citizen-only voting measure seems likely to die again in House

 

Energy & Environment  

Gov. Morrisey pushes West Virginia lawmakers to buiild on ‘Trump-style’ energy policy

 

First Responders, Military 

A fire in the Teays Valley firehouse causes damage

 

Health Care

 Doctors concerned after WV lawmakers change newborn care standard that prevents blindness in babies

WVU Medicine cuts ribbon on Center for Nursing Education

 

Insurance

WV Navigator offering help with insurance enrollment

 

Interesting News 

250 years ago, George Washington’s ‘Lost Colony’ arrived in Mason County

Lyrids meteor shower starts next week

Hummingbirds are flapping into town

 

Pop Culture (Media, Music, Movies, etc.) 

Soledad O’Brien to deliver keynote at Marshall University’s 2025 commencement

 

Senior Citizens

Senior living center evacuated after electrical fire

New Social Security rules will create hurdles for millions of seniors, report finds

 

Sports 

Why ‘serious’ baseball players from PA come to WVU

 

Substance Use Disorder

Lauren’s Law increasing drug distribution penalties clears West Virginia House committee

 

Technology & Utilities  

W.Va. Power Plants Seek Trump Exemption From Air Pollution Rule

 

Tourism & Nature

New ‘Pepperoni Roll Trail’ honors West Virginia’s official state food

‘Lifetime trespassers’: Locals hope to bring off-road tourism to UKV next year

WV Spring Gobbler Season to Open April 21, 2025

 

Important Legislative Dates: Day 59 / 2 remaining 

Fifty-Seventh Day – April 9, 2025: Crossover bills must be out of committees of reference to ensure three full days for reading before the end of the sixtieth day and adjournment.

Sixtieth Day – April 12, 2025: Adjournment at Midnight.
(WV Const. Art. VI, §22)

 

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