Capital Eye Vol. 14 No. 3: 2021 - Week 4 of WV Legislative Session

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Hearing from the People
This week’s extra-curricular activities out-shined many events inside the Capitol. A Moral Monday event by the Poor People's Campaign landed on Senator Manchin’s doorstep in Charleston
Tagged: Aboveground Storage Tanks, Budget priorities, Clean elections, Coronavirus Relief, Covid-19, Education, Energy, Energy efficiency, Environment, Healthcare, Inequality, Pollution, Taxes, Water, Workers

Still Time to Contact Delegates on HJR 2
It’s obvious that at least some members of the Legislature are under the mistaken impression that the acting Supreme Court that intervened in the impeachment of former Justice Margaret Workman stripped them of their power to impeach. This is completely false.
Tagged: Clean elections, Fair Courts

COVID Immunity Bill (SB 277) Lets Health Care Providers & Businesses Off the Hook for Reckless & Intentional Misconduct
As drafted, SB 277 will let health care providers and other businesses off the hook even when they have refused to follow proper protocols, safety requirements and other scientific recommendations to prevent the spread of the virus.
Tagged: Civil Justice, Covid-19, Healthcare