Special Session Recap - Updated

* OVERALL AGENDA: The Associated Press, The (Beckley) Register-Herald and Public Broadcasting are among those offering roundups from the three-day special session: the Legislature passed all but one of the 15 bill presented by Gov. Joe Manchin.

* TURNPIKE TOLLS: The AP's Tom Breen follows up on passage of the tax break for Turnpike commuters by hearing from lawmakers who question whether the move is meant to make future toll hikes more palatable.

* WIRED INFORMANTS: The (Huntington) Herald-Dispatch, The Charleston Gazette and MetroNews highlight the new surveillance warrant that police can seek by phone from magistrates or circuit judges.
(Update: The man whose criminal case prompted the Supreme Court ruling that in turn spurred the legislation is in trouble again, the Charleston Daily Mail reports.)

* GAS ROYALTIES: A 50-page bill addressing natural gas taxes, exemptions, royalty contracts and well depth definitions was the sole bill to founder from Manchin's agenda. AP provides details, as does the Gazette and MetroNews.

* SCRAP METAL THEFTS: Plagued by trespassers looking to steal copper and other pricey metals, Massey Energy Co. praises the legislative crackdown on such thefts to MetroNews.