May 23, 2018 •
West Virginia Legislature Adjourns Special Legislative Session
The West Virginia Legislature adjourned a two-day special legislative session on May 21, 2018. Lawmakers passed eight bills, including a bill creating the Department of Arts, Culture, and History. Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill in March eliminating the Department […]
The West Virginia Legislature adjourned a two-day special legislative session on May 21, 2018.
Lawmakers passed eight bills, including a bill creating the Department of Arts, Culture, and History.
Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill in March eliminating the Department of Education and the Arts.
Under the new bill, the commissioner of culture and history will become the curator of arts, culture, and history and report directly to the governor.
March 30, 2018 •
West Virginia Governor Planning to Call a Special Legislative Session in May
Gov. Jim Justice proposed calling a special legislative session to address the creation of a Department of Arts and Culture and History. No date has been set, but the governor stated the special session would be sometime in May. He […]
Gov. Jim Justice proposed calling a special legislative session to address the creation of a Department of Arts and Culture and History.
No date has been set, but the governor stated the special session would be sometime in May.
He made the announcement during a signing ceremony for legislation dissolving the Department of Education and the Arts.
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