This may be one of the most quotable budget debates I can recall. It's like an episode of Real Housewives up in here.

A pitch for a limited Netflix series: Kayla Young and Vernon Criss buddy road trip comedy

House Budget would move LEDA out of Governor’s office and place it into Treasurer’s office… This move after the Governor slow-walked LEDA requests - historically non-scrutinized - over the summer, particularly Scot Heckert’s. wvmetronews.com/2025/07/27/sta…

I'm in Senate Judiciary Committee, where they're considering a significant bill that would privatize parts of foster care. Sen. Joey Garcia just asked if anyone from CPS/DoHS was here to speak -- they're not. Senate Health Chair Brian Helton responded, "That is unreal."

Senate Minority Leader Mike Woelfel D-Cabell, just moved to reject a bill on first reading that would decrease the requirements to homeschool a child. Parents wouldn’t be required to teach reading or math and it would be up to discretion.

meme ruined

WV Senate Committee pulls bipartisan child welfare bill resembling Raylee’s Law on day 44 wowktv.com/news/west-virg…

More school choice/home school news: Treasurer Pack took a victory lap today as the House Finance Committee keeps the HOPE scholarship intact wowktv.com/news/west-virg…

Talking loudly in the Capitol hallways about “going to war” and putting hands on lawmakers isn’t lobbying, it’s boorish intimidation and should be called out.

New: Thursday at the Senate, lawmakers said they’ll move forward with a bill to roll back several homeschool regulations, but sidelined a bill known as Raylee’s Law that would pause a parent’s homeschool request if there’s a child abuse investigation. westvirginiawatch.com/2026/02/27/sen…

Me today in senate judiciary

Senate bill banning state entities from discussing LGBT issues was pulled from the agenda in Judiciary. It “needs some work” -Chairman Willis

The word “anus” should not be said this many times in a non-medical context

This bill was sent to Rules and dead for now, according to Sen. Woelfel, who told me this morning.

You’re laughing. The energy secretary is photosynthesizing and you’re laughing.

Update ~ After Thursday’s unexpected debate, Senate parks bill to decrease homeschool requirements, including teaching reading and math westvirginiawatch.com/2026/02/27/wv-…

The subject of the debate: who loves coal more

Big day for him.

From The Intelligencer - “…If this truly is an economic backyard brawl as the governor has framed it, then a modest tax cut is the equivalent of a 2-yard screen pass on fourth and long. It doesn’t move the chains.” theintelligencer.net/opinion/editor…

The West Virginia Senate takes up three bills (passes two) with implications for LGBT civil rights wowktv.com/news/west-virg…