West Virginia

Leo 曾批評 Trump 的強硬移民政策，並選定 Evelio Menjivar-Ayala 擔任該州新任主教 訂閱 Breaking News US 電子郵件以在收件匣中獲取電子報提醒 Pope Leo XIV 任命了一名曾躲在汽車後車廂、以無證移民身份進入 United States 的男子為 West Virginia 的新任主教。 Pope 批准了 West Virginia 之 Wheeling-Charleston 的 Bishop Mark E Brennan 辭職，並選定由來自 Washington 的 Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala（現年 55 歲）接任其職位，據 OSV News 報導。 繼續閱讀...

• 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.