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The 2012 Regular Session of the West Virginia State Legislature will begin January 11 and run through March 10. This year’s session will see some changes with leadership, but we expect it to be relatively smooth.
The key issues for the session from the perspective of the Association include congressional redistricting, developing a comprehensive drug testing policy for the mining industry and the development of manpower training opportunities for the mining industry.
Governor Tomblin will kick off the session with his first State of the State Address since being elected to complete the term of former Governor and now U.S. Senator Joe Manchin. Tomblin will deliver the State of the State Address beginning at 7 pm on January 11.
Prior to the opening of the regular session, Interim meetings of the Legislature begin on Sunday, January 8. Discussion is expected to center around ways to address the recent U.S. District Court decision striking down the state’s congressional redistricting plan.
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In a 2-1 decision, a U.S. District Court this week struck down the state’s congressional redistricting plan. The federal panel found that West Virginia's congressional redistricting plan didn't create sufficient equal districts and was therefore unconstitutional. The ruling gave state lawmakers until January 17 to redraw the districts or they would do it for the state.
In response, state officials indicate they will file an appeal of the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court or request a judge's stay that would allow the Legislature more time to come up with a court-approved plan.
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Reuters UK
By Eileen O'Grady | HOUSTON (Reuters) - A US federal appeals court on Friday issued a last-minute order to delay the January 1 implementation of stricter federal limits on pollution from coal-fired plants, providing a temporary win for utilities ...
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Wheeling News Register
Estimates of the economic impact of Obama's war on coal had been vastly overblown. Heck, only 22 million Americans would suffer from it, the AP found. And, of course, the EPA, in announcing draconian new restrictions on coal-fired power plants, ...
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Portland Daily Sun
Reading Christian MilNeil's diatribe against the coal industry and endorsement of the EPA setting regulations far outside its authority ("Coal in the stocking? Polluters deserve it," Dec. 29 column) calls for a review of some facts. ...
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