West Virginia

Trump의 강경한 이민 정책을 비판해 온 Leo는 Evelio Menjivar-Ayala를 주의 새로운 bishop으로 선임했습니다. Breaking News US 이메일에 가입하여 inbox에서 뉴스레터 알림을 받으세요. Pope Leo XIV는 과거 자동차 트렁크에 숨어 undocumented immigrant 신분으로 United States에 입국했던 한 남성을 West Virginia의 새로운 bishop으로 임명했습니다. 교황은 West Virginia주 Wheeling-Charleston의 Bishop Mark E Brennan의 사임을 승인하고, 그 후임으로 Washington의 Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala(55세)를 선임했다고 OSV News가 보도했습니다. Continue reading...

• West Virginia lawmakers completed 306 bills (153 House, 153 Senate) out of 2,777 introduced in the 2026 session, with Senate Bill 1 launching the First Small Business Growth Act via Commerce Department incentives. • Senate Bill 104 grants $5,000 salary increases to all state mine inspectors effective July 1, 2026, covering electrical, underground, and surface specialists. • Additional measures include Senate Bill 44 regulating cottage foods and Senate Bill 137 raising second-degree murder sentences to 15-60 years with 15-year parole minimum.

• Lawmakers cut severance taxes on metallurgical coal and attempted similar for natural gas, prioritizing fossil fuel industries amid energy cost hikes. • They passed data center rules maintaining developer secrecy but requiring water use disclosures to affected landowners. • These moves support AG Morrisey's $300M Hope Scholarship while diverting public school funds, sparking education debates.

• West Virginia Senate on March 14, 2026, passed Senate Bill 947 providing free certified birth certificates to homeless individuals under 18, waiving fees up to $12. • Senate Bill 906 allows prescription, distribution, and marketing of federally approved psilocybin-based medications, reclassifying from Schedule I status. • Bills advance women's collegiate sports via endowments at NCAA Division I public universities under Senate Bill 502.