The Legislature: More Casualties

Those stout few on hand to cover the legislative session's final days have been sifting through the remnants of Saturday's finale to find favored measures that nonetheless failed to make the cut:

* CASTLE DOCTRINE: An NRA-backed measure to give homeowners the right to defend themselves with deadly forced began the session with solid momentum, but died stranded in the House as The (Beckley) Register-Herald reports.

* MARSHALL CTC: Marshall's Community and Technical College was in line for $10.5 million for a new home, but The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington tracks the bill's demise.

* LOCAL ROAD BONDS: Eastern Panhandle counties were among those advocating for funds for local highway projects, but The Journal of Martinsburg reports that the necessary legislation fell short.

* LEGISLATIVE PAY RAISE: Some folks seemed sure that lawmakers would give themselves a raise, to the chagrin of voters, but the Senate-passed bill never reached the House floor. MetroNews has the story, as does the Register-Herald.