20 February 2007

The Legislature, Day 42

* TABLE GAMES: The Senate is expected to decide how to handle the bill when members caucus Wednesday morning. In the meantime, The Charleston Gazette underscores the racetracks' desire to scale back its proposed tax and fee rates.

* DRUG TESTING: Legislation to require random drug testing of high school athletes may not pass this session, but it has prompted a study topic for the monthly interim meetings that lawmakers will hold over the remainder of the year, the Gazette reports.

The Charleston Daily Mail, meanwhile, delves into the nuts and bolts of drug tests, in light of pending proposals promoting drug-free workplaces.

* PAY RAISES: In the wake of Gov. Joe Manchin's change of position on pay hikes, Public Broadcasting plans to interview West Virginia Education Association President Charles DeLauder at 6:30 p.m. on The Legislature Today.

* VOYEURISM: The Senate is scheduled to vote today on a bill prompted by an incident relayed to a Northern Panhandle lawmaker, the Register-Herald of Beckley reports.

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