On The Legislature This Week, our student reporters dig into Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s legislative plan. We also hear from Senate President Randy Smith, R-Preston, about his plans to help small businesses.

We’ll hear about school finances and proposed raises for teachers. And we’ll get a look at the state’s latest economic development efforts.

Chris Schulz is our host. Our theme music is by Matt Jackfert.

The Legislature This Week is a web-only podcast that explores the week’s biggest news from the regular session of the West Virginia Legislature. It’s produced with help from Bill Lynch, Chris Schulz, Eric Douglas, Randy Yohe, Maria Young and Liz McCormick.

Watch our TV/radio simulcast The Legislature Today Fridays at 6 p.m.

Learn more about The Legislature This Week.

On The Legislature This Week, the House and Senate chambers disagreed on the urgency of a school district’s finances. We also hear from House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, about getting the state back to work.

Additionally, we hear debate over new nutritional support for college students, and we learn from our student reporters about basic tools to track the legislature during the session.

Chris Schulz is our host. Our theme music is by Matt Jackfert.

The Legislature This Week is a web-only podcast that explores the week's biggest news from the regular session of the West Virginia Legislature. It's produced with help from Bill Lynch, Chris Schulz, Eric Douglas, Randy Yohe, Maria Young and Liz McCormick.

Watch our TV/radio simulcast The Legislature Today Fridays at 6 p.m.

Learn more about The Legislature This Week.

On The Legislature This Week, the West Virginia Legislature gavels in and Gov. Patrick Morrisey lays out his vision in his State of the State address. We also hear the minority party’s response to the governor’s address.

But lawmakers didn’t wait for the gavel Wednesday to start working. We’ll hear about the legislature’s interest in building nuclear, as well as needed funds for court diversion programs. And we’ll learn about the state of West Virginia’s child welfare system.

Chris Schulz is our host. Our theme music is by Matt Jackfert.

The Legislature This Week is a web-only podcast that explores the week's biggest news from the regular session of the West Virginia Legislature. It's produced with help from Bill Lynch, Chris Schulz, Eric Douglas, Randy Yohe, Maria Young and Liz McCormick.

Watch or listen to our TV/radio simulcast The Legislature Today Fridays at 6 p.m. 

Learn more about The Legislature This Week.

Introducing The Legislature This Week — our new companion podcast to our TV/radio simulcast The Legislature Today.

Not everyone has the time to listen to or watch regularly scheduled broadcasts, so the WVPB news team is bringing our state legislative coverage right to you. 

Be sure to check out our new podcast, The Legislature This Week, made up of a collection of our legislative radio stories from throughout the week, including audio versions of stories produced for television on The Legislature Today. 

Join Senior Reporter Chris Schulz as he brings together all our legislative news in one concise package. You’ll also hear from Assistant Director of Broadcast Journalism Maria Young, legislative reporter and 2026 host of The Legislature Today Randy Yohe, and Director of Broadcast Journalism Eric Douglas. 

New episodes of The Legislature This Week will drop Saturday mornings at 5 a.m. — just in time for your morning coffee. 

For our daily coverage, visit wvpublic.org/thelegislaturetoday. #myWVPB