Tag: Worker’s Safety
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Newsletter article Julie Archer March 14, 2023
Elections & Courts – Final Legislative Update
Of the nine election bills passed by the Senate, three were taken up and passed by the House during the final week of the session. Unfortunately, two of these would decrease transparency of political spending in West Virginia. More
Issues: Dark Money, Fair Courts, Redistricting, Transparency, Voting Rights, Worker's Safety
Elections & Courts – Final Legislative Update
Of the nine election bills passed by the Senate, three were taken up and passed by the House during the final week of the session. Unfortunately, two of these would decrease transparency of political spending in West Virginia. More
Issues: Dark Money, Fair Courts, Redistricting, Transparency, Voting Rights, Worker's Safety
Newsletter article March 23, 2022
Environmental Wrap-Up
The good and bad that passed this Legislative Session… More
Issues: Oil and Gas, Pollution, Privatization, Reclamation, Water, water quality, Worker's Safety
Environmental Wrap-Up
The good and bad that passed this Legislative Session… More
Issues: Oil and Gas, Pollution, Privatization, Reclamation, Water, water quality, Worker's Safety
Newsletter article Gary Zuckett March 23, 2022
Life After Session
Out of the 2,216 bills introduced during the 2022 legislative session, only 239 survived. Lots of really bad bills died, along with most of the good ones. Not an uplifting appraisal but... it could have been much worse. More
Issues: Aboveground Storage Tanks, Budget priorities, Censorship, Diabetes, Fair taxation, Kids and families, Medicaid, Oil and Gas, Racial Justice, Unemployment benefits, Vaccines, Voting Rights, water quality, Worker's Safety, WV Legislature
Life After Session
Out of the 2,216 bills introduced during the 2022 legislative session, only 239 survived. Lots of really bad bills died, along with most of the good ones. Not an uplifting appraisal but... it could have been much worse. More
Issues: Aboveground Storage Tanks, Budget priorities, Censorship, Diabetes, Fair taxation, Kids and families, Medicaid, Oil and Gas, Racial Justice, Unemployment benefits, Vaccines, Voting Rights, water quality, Worker's Safety, WV Legislature
Action Alert Eve Marcum-Atkinson March 10, 2022
URGENT: Contact Your Delegate(s) TODAY About These Bills!
Please contact your Delegates TODAY about these bills. The top three are on Second Reading (amendment stage) today, and will be up for Third Reading and a final vote tomorrow. More
Issues: Censorship, Inequality, Racial Justice, Unemployment benefits, Worker's Safety
URGENT: Contact Your Delegate(s) TODAY About These Bills!
Please contact your Delegates TODAY about these bills. The top three are on Second Reading (amendment stage) today, and will be up for Third Reading and a final vote tomorrow. More
Issues: Censorship, Inequality, Racial Justice, Unemployment benefits, Worker's Safety
Newsletter article March 7, 2022
Environmental Update: The good and bad of CROSSOVER DAY!
Remember when 300,000 West Virginians in nine counties had their water contaminated by a toxic chemical leak? Apparently our Legislature either has a really short memory, or they don’t care. More
Issues: Aboveground Storage Tanks, Air Quality, Oil and Gas, Privatization, Reclamation, water quality, Worker's Safety
Environmental Update: The good and bad of CROSSOVER DAY!
Remember when 300,000 West Virginians in nine counties had their water contaminated by a toxic chemical leak? Apparently our Legislature either has a really short memory, or they don’t care. More
Issues: Aboveground Storage Tanks, Air Quality, Oil and Gas, Privatization, Reclamation, water quality, Worker's Safety
Newsletter article February 28, 2022
Environmental Update
Companion bills HB 4408/SB 485 expanding private companies’ ability to develop recreational facilities were voted on in their respective committees last week... More
Issues: Aboveground Storage Tanks, Air Quality, Corporate Interests, Environment, Gas Wells, Oil and Gas, Pollution, Privatization, Surface Owner Rights, Water, water quality, Worker's Safety
Environmental Update
Companion bills HB 4408/SB 485 expanding private companies’ ability to develop recreational facilities were voted on in their respective committees last week... More
Issues: Aboveground Storage Tanks, Air Quality, Corporate Interests, Environment, Gas Wells, Oil and Gas, Pollution, Privatization, Surface Owner Rights, Water, water quality, Worker's Safety
Newsletter article Gary Zuckett February 28, 2022
Crossover Day in this ‘Overreach’ Session
When leadership has a bill they really want to keep alive, there are ways to amend them into other legislation that can survive Crossover from their house of origin. In short, nothing is really dead until the very end. More
Issues: Worker's Safety, WV Legislature
Crossover Day in this ‘Overreach’ Session
When leadership has a bill they really want to keep alive, there are ways to amend them into other legislation that can survive Crossover from their house of origin. In short, nothing is really dead until the very end. More
Issues: Worker's Safety, WV Legislature