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Reporter Roundtable Discusses 2026 Session And What’s To Come In Final Hours

2

House, Senate Approves Budget Bill

3

Delegates Discuss Needs Of State Foster Care System

4

State Senators Discuss School Funding Needs

5

Delegates Discuss Process For Creating State Budget

6

Senate President Smith Says ‘It’s A Balance’ When Addressing Issues During Session

7

Speaker Hanshaw Says Job Creation Is Top Priority For 2026 Session

8

Morrisey Outlines Priorities In State Of State, Hornbuckle, Woelfel Offer Minority Response

9

Reporter Roundtable Looks Ahead To Final Hours Of 2025 Session

10

Budget, Policy Expert Talks Microgrids And Tax Revenues

11

A Discussion On Energy

12

A Closer Look At State Lawmakers’ DEI Debate

13

Lawmakers Enter Final Week Of 2025 Regular Session

14

Reporter Roundtable Talks Budget, Energy And FOIA Legislation

15

Delegates Discuss House Version Of State Budget

16

A Discussion On The Statewide Camping Ban Legislation

17

West Virginia Coal Association President Talks Challenges Facing Industry

18

State Education Union Head Weighs In On Session

19

Political Science Professor Talks Challenges To Legislative Goals

20

Reporter Roundtable Talks DEI Ban, Vaccines And Home Rule Legislation

21

Lawmakers Talk Home Rule

22

Policy Analyst Weighs In On State Budget

23

House Rejects Bill For Vaccine Exemptions

24

Reporter Roundtable Talks Bills On Microgrids, Vaccine Exemptions And Civics Curriculum

25

Lawmaker Talks Potential Changes To Medical Practices In W.Va.

26

Finance Committee Lawmakers Weigh In On Budget Bill

27

Lawmakers Talk Challenges Unique To Eastern Panhandle

28

Energy & Environment Stakeholders Weigh In On Legislative Session

29

Reporter Roundtable Talks Food Dye Ban, Virus Legislation And Water Quality

30

Lawmakers Discuss Child Care Issues

31

W.Va. School Board Association Head Talks Legislation Aimed At Schools, Students

32

Stakeholders Weigh In On Foster Care Issues

33

New Secretary Talks More Training, Retention Plans For Department Of Human Services

34

Reporter Roundtable Talks Statewide Camping Ban, Addiction And Microgrids

35

Senators Discuss Opioid Treatment Program Legislation

36

Lawmakers From Both Sides Of The Aisle Talk Energy

37

Chief Deputy Secretary Of State Talks Election Legislation

38

Minority Leaders Weigh In On Session So Far

39

Reporter Roundtable Talks PEIA Funding, Election Process And Transgender Identity Issues

40

Committee Chairs Talk Foster Care, State Budget

41

Doctors In Legislature Weigh In On Childhood Vaccine Bill

42

Education Committee Chairs Talk School Discipline, Teacher Staffing

43

Drug Testing, Gender Legislation Make Gains In Committees

44

Senate Approves Vaccine Exemptions And Reporter Roundtable Talks Education, Health

45

House Speaker Hanshaw Shares Goals For Education, PEIA And Foster Care

46

Health Stakeholders Discuss Proposed Changes To State Code

47

Senate President Smith Weighs In On Legislative Goals

48

Deputy Speaker Of The House Talks Floor Debate Changes, Vaccine Exemptions

49

Reporter Roundtable Recaps First Week Of 2025 Session And Looks Ahead

50

Minority Leaders Respond To Morrisey’s First State Of The State Address

51

Reporter Roundtable Looks Ahead To Final Hours Of 2024 Session

52

State Senators Weigh In On The Bills That Passed, Failed This Session

53

WVPB Reporters Recap Bills Passed And Failed This Session

54

Lawmakers Debate Budget And Federal Funding Claw Back

55

All Eyes On The Budget As 2024 Session Enters Final Week

56

Final Week Of 2024 Session Looms, Budget Questions Remain

57

Reporter Roundtable Looks Back And Ahead To Final Days Of 2024 Session

58

A Discussion On The Future Of AI In W.Va.

59

Lawmakers Talk Whether Private Schools Should Require Student Vaccinations

60

Further Reducing Unemployment Numbers In W.Va.

61

Two More Weeks Of The 2024 W.Va. Legislative Session

62

Senate Education Chair Weighs In On Bills To Address Educational Problems In W.Va.

63

House Approves Bill To Arm W.Va. School Teachers

64

Lawmakers Discuss Bill Allowing Teachers In W.Va. To Carry Firearms In Classrooms

65

Lawmakers Discuss Bill That Would Bring Changes To Legislative Auditor’s Office

66

Reporter Roundtable Looks Ahead To Final 3 Weeks Of Session

67

The Role Of Corridor H In W.Va. — And Its Importance

68

Making Childcare More Affordable, Accessible

69

A Deep Dive Into The ‘Women’s Bill Of Rights’

70

State Lawmakers Talk Crime And Punishment Legislation

71

A House, Senate Recap, Student Journalists Report And A Lookback At A. James Manchin

72

A Conversation On Tax Revenues From Coal, Natural Gas

73

Lawmaker, Stakeholder Weigh In On Community Air Monitoring Legislation

74

Lawmakers Talk Homeschooling In W.Va.

75

State Lawmakers Talk Election Fraud, Integrity

76

Reporter Roundtable Talks Rolling Coal, Reproductive Rights, Jails, Health And More

77

Meeting W.Va.’s Broadband Needs

78

State Lawmakers Discuss ‘The Crown Act’

79

LGBTQ Rights Leaders Weigh In On 2024 Session

80

Funding And Staffing W.Va. Fire And EMS

81

A Talk Of Budgets And Taxes

82

State Lawmakers Discuss Recreational Marijuana, Bathroom Restrictions In Schools And DNA Freedoms

83

Exploring Workforce Development Needs, New Energy In W.Va.

84

DHHR Restructuring Bill Heads To Governor

85

A Bill To Restructure DHHR On The Move And Lawmakers Weigh In On Education Legislation

86

A Look Back At The First Days Of The 2024 Session

87

Addressing Diversion In W.Va.’s Criminal Justice System

88

State Lawmakers Discuss The Restructuring Of DHHR

89

Senate President Blair Details Plans For 2024 Session

90

House Speaker Hanshaw Outlines Plans For 2024 Session

91

Reporter Roundtable Recaps First Week Of 2024 Session And Looks Ahead

92

Minority Leaders Share Thoughts On Justice’s Final State Of The State

93

Final Reporter Roundtable Discusses Remaining Bills As Session Nears Final Hours

94

Lawmakers Discuss Capacity Of Treatment Facilities, Senate Passes Education Bills

95

Improving State Education Scores Focus For Lawmakers

96

Justice Signs Tax Bill Into Law, Lawmakers Discuss PEIA Changes

97

W.Va. Legislature Enters Final Week Of 2023 Session

98

Reporter Roundtable Talks PEIA, Pay Raises And Gender-Affirming Health Care

99

Lawmakers Discuss Women’s Health Care Legislation