Posted: 05/06/2013 - Legislation passed this session allows for victims to file lawsuits as well as claims with the state's special compensation fund for crime victims.

Posted: 05/06/2013 - A fatal West Virginia shootout has prompted a new law meant to ensure that all deputy sheriffs have body armor.

Updated: 05/02/2013 - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has decided whether West Virginia should expand Medicaid through the federal health care law.

Posted: 04/24/2013 - A top Senate Democrat says the advertising industry is ignoring consumers' requests not to be tracked online and that it's probably time for federal regulation.

Posted: 04/23/2013 - Tomblin announced Tuesday that Rob Alsop will leave the position this spring.

Posted: 04/22/2013 - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Secretary of State Jon Husted expressed disappointment that Borges hadn't made them aware of the liens before he sought their backing.

Posted: 04/18/2013 - Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Republican Sen. Patrick Toomey of Pennsylvania said their agreement would help keep firearms from criminals and the mentally ill.

Posted: 04/18/2013 - Lawmakers unanimously sent a bill to Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Thursday adding $17.7 million to the current state budget.

Posted: 04/18/2013 - A pro-abstinence sex education amendment inserted into Ohio's state budget appears headed to a floor vote Thursday in the Ohio House.

Posted: 04/18/2013 - The House of Delegates voted 55-39 on Thursday to send a Senate-approved pay measure to Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin.

Posted: 04/18/2013 - McConnell campaign manager Jesse Benton said Tuesday his staff is working with the FBI because of what he called "Watergate-style tactics" to bug the office.

Posted: 04/17/2013 - Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky says he is considering a presidential campaign in 2016 but will not make a decision before next year.

Posted: 04/16/2013 - Jarrell previously worked at the Charleston-based law firm of Bowles Rice.

Posted: 04/16/2013 - West Virginians will be able to register online to vote if they already have a digital signature on file with a state agency, like the Division of Motor Vehicles.

Updated: 04/17/2013 - Wilson, 70, represented southeastern Ohio in Washington for two terms starting in 2006 when he won the seat vacated by Gov. Ted Strickland.

Posted: 04/10/2013 - The governor signed his wide-ranging education measure Wednesday.

Posted: 04/10/2013 - The Senate adopted an amendment Wednesday that tells the state's broadband counsel to prioritize Internet access for everyone before considering upgrades for some communities.

Updated: 04/08/2013 - St. Albans mayoral candidates say they are considering filing a complaint with the Secretary of State's office after they say they received concerns from voters.

Posted: 04/08/2013 - West Virginia health departments dealing with shrinking federal funding will not be able to charge for HIV testing.

Posted: 04/04/2013 - A legislative resolution given final approval Thursday embraces the Hall Model 1819 flintlock rifle.

Posted: 04/04/2013 - A House Roads & Transportation Committee vote to advance the proposal failed in a tie Thursday.

Posted: 04/04/2013 - The bill would transfer the Turnpike to the Division of Highways once the tolls end. The measure heads to the Senate.

Posted: 04/02/2013 - The portrait by artist Larry Bruce Bishop shows Manchin with the Capitol's restored gold dome in the background.

Posted: 04/01/2013 - The West Virginia Senate Finance Committee has passed a bill that would give state judges an increase in take-home pay.

Posted: 03/29/2013 - The West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a bill that would give employers more time to pay fired or laid off workers.