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The state Senate and House of Delegates convened very briefly today after snow, ice, freezing conditions and power outages across the state chilled activity. The Senate’s floor session at 2 p.m. lasted less than a minute.
State Senate Minority Leader Mike Woelfel and Assistant Senate Minority Leader Joey Garcia know that they are outnumbered by Republicans in the West Virginia Senate, but they believe their legislative agenda could have some bipartisan support.
Will the government shut down this week? Here's the latest on the Senate vote to fund spending bills to keep it open. Will they vote today?