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Does anyone even care anymore about the West Virginia Legislature? According to our State Constitution, the Legislature only convenes for sixty calendar days within the first three months of each year. It is unfortunate to me that while the Legislature convenes next week, there have been scant postings on this website regarding the upcoming session. There have been few mentions of the session in any of the major publications in our State.
I watched WVU trounce Oklahoma, too. I even had an ongoing friendly rivalry with my boss (an OU graduate) about the game. I am actively researching the upcoming lawsuit by WVU against Rich Rodriguez. But, the business of the State Legislature is of much truer importance to our citizenry than the outcome of the Tostito's Fiesta Bowl.
So, I write this diary entry to encourage the moderators of this blog as well as its avid readers to begin posting more entries on the legislative session. This website has become, in my opinion, too heavily interested in non-local election coverage.
So, here's my contribution: An editorial in the Charleston Gazette reminds us that there are major renovations taking place at the Capitol building. It notes that copper-wired boxes which broadcast the session were being replaced by online video streaming. Unfortunately, as the editorial staff says, the stream will only be accessible by legislators and their staffs. Efforts to open the legislative sessions for public streaming have been blocked. I encourage you to read what the Gazette believes is the reason for this decision. It is quite noteworthy.
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