As the 2020 session came to an end Saturday, West Virginia lawmakers could leave the Capitol knowing they made an impact on some of the state's most vulnerable residents - it's children.

Even as they wrapped up work on criminal justice reform legislation Saturday, West Virginia lawmakers acknowledged there likely still was more work to do to balance the scales of justice in the Mountain State.

Putting together the puzzle of the 2020-21 state budget bill got easier Saturday, when Gov. Jim Justice earlier submitted adjustments to his original budget proposal — revisions that freed up $20.5 million that was to have gone to help fund state pension plans for teachers and public employees.

As lawmakers put the finishing touches on the regular legislative session Saturday night, this election year proved to be a big one for religion-in-public-schools bills. The most notable one would put in law that Bible classes are allowed in public schools.

Preston County grandmother Lora Jones is raising seven teenage boys on $462 a month, which barely covers two weeks of groceries.

Supporters of the foster care reform bill are still optimistic about the legislation as it faces a partisan battle in the Senate Friday morning. 

A bill to create a new investment fund that would allow West Virginia to partner with private, corporate or international investors for major multi-million economic development projects effectively passed the Legislature on Thursday.

Gov. Jim Justice may fly in the state plane from his home in Lewisburg to destinations other than Charleston to participate in official business, and while in those locations, may take part in campaign activities before making the return flight home, the West Virginia Ethics Commission deter…

After more than four hours of debate — including the rejection of more than a dozen amendments to increase spending for various programs — the West Virginia House of Delegates passed its version of the budget bill on a 95-5 vote Wednesday, setting up a showdown with the Senate over spending …

West Virginia took another step toward a small embrace of diversified energy portfolios Tuesday as the House of Delegates passed a bill giving power companies incentive to set up limited solar power facilities.

Lawmakers vowed at the end of the 2019 session to return in 2020 with another round of foster care system reform legislation, and with only a few days left before the session ends Saturday, only some of those promised bills have reached the finish line.

With amendments approved Saturday to fully fund a program that provides in-home and community-based care for the developmentally disabled, and to provide $2 million for a rapid state emergency response to the spread of the coronavirus, the Senate approved its version of a $4.571 billion 2020…

The House Judiciary Committee on Friday approved a proposal for an intermediate court of appeals in West Virginia, overcoming more than five hours of pointed questioning and sometimes hot-blooded debate throughout the course of the day.