The Legislature, Day 4: A Pause

The Associated Press takes a quick look at some of the changes underway in the House of Delegates as Speaker Rick Thompson begins his new role.

The Charleston Gazette weighs the potential impact of Gov. Joe Manchin's proposal to dedicate $58 million in federal funding toward cleaning up community water supplies tainted by mining.

The Register-Herald of Beckley gets Senate President Earl Ray Tombin's view of Manchin's teacher pay raise initiative. It also continues to question the absence of Delegate Ron Thompson, D-Raleigh, with a local party leader calling on Thompson to resign.

The Legislature broke for the weekend after introducing 189 bills in its first three days, with 111 emerging in the House.