Amelia Knisely

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Caity Coyne |Amelia Knisely |Lori Kersey

House Speaker Roger Hanshaw adjourns the House of Delegates sine die on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the end of the regular session of the West Virginia Legislature. (Perry Bennett | West Virginia Legislative Photography)West Virginia lawmakers wrapped up the legislative session Saturday, completing action on 247 of the 2,460 bills that were introduced over 60 days.

2 weeks ago | timeswv.com | Amelia Knisely |Amelia Ferrell Knisely

OAK HILL, W.Va. — When Ellie O’Keefe moved to Oak Hill in Fayette County, West Virginia, she was surprised how difficult it was to find child care. “I was very surprised, coming from a much more suburban area, to be faced by this lack of child care,” she said. kAm|@C6 E92? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^442@2]>2AD]2C48:D]4@>^2AAD^52D93@2C5D^4ghfeheeb5dgc`6g36h44a7e2df2e5hdQmad[___ 49:=5C6? :? (6DE ':C8:?:2k^2m 5@?’E 92G6 2446DD E@ 49:=5 42C6[ 2?5 >@C6 E92?

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Amelia Knisely |Lori Kersey

House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, lead sponsor of House Bill 3412, explains to lawmakers how his bill would exempt the Legislature from requirements of the Freedom of Information Act Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Charleston, W.Va. (Perry Bennett | West Virginia Legislative Photography) The West Virginia House of Delegates is considering a bill that would allow the Legislature to write its own rules for disclosing public records, but House Speaker Roger Hanshaw said the intent is not to...

1 month ago | register-herald.com | Amelia Knisely |Lori Kersey

In the wake of West Virginia Republicans winning nearly every election in November, the GOP supermajority has spent a bulk of the 2025 legislative session on bills they say will increase election integrity. Democratic lawmakers argue that conspiracy theories are guiding the onslaught of election bills this session.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Amelia Knisely |Lori Kersey

There have been 93 elections- or voting-focused bills introduced in the 2025 legislative session. (Perry Bennett | West Virginia Legislative Photography)In the wake of West Virginia Republicans winning nearly every election in November, the GOP supermajority has spent a bulk of the 2025 legislative session on bills they say will increase election integrity. Democratic lawmakers argue that conspiracy theories are guiding the onslaught of election bills this session.