Mine Safety Bill Up In Senate

One day after Gov. Joe Manchin toured a Marshall County coal mine and touted some of his safety proposals, the state Senate is scheduled to vote on his legislation on this issue this morning.

The Charleston Gazette offers a preview of the pending bill, after questioning whether the Senate Judiciary Committee diluted one of its provisions. Public Broadcasting also weighs Senate changes to the bill (audio).

MetroNews also sets the stage for today's vote, while the Register-Herald of Beckley focuses on the failed bid to add a tax credit to the pending bill.

In the arena of mining, the Gazette recently scrutinized whether the state has been tracking the mitigation of waterways buried by mountaintop removal mining.