Interim Highlights & Other Tidbits

* Some lawmakers are eyeing ways to restore oversight for workers' compensation-related administrative rules, but others aren't sure that's a good idea. The Associated Press has the story, as does The Register-Herald of Beckley.

* The Charleston Gazette reports on updates from Gov. Joe Manchin's proposals to create a Web-based system for sharing medical records and to increase broadband access in the Mountain State.

* Lawmakers also received assurances Sunday that President Bush's recent veto of the SCHIP bill poses no immediate threat to the state's program, The Register-Herald reports.

* The Journal of Martinsburg crunches the numbers to highlight the increasing burden of daily jail costs on county budgets. "This year alone, Berkeley County expects to spend nearly $2.1 million on regional jail fees. The fees consume nearly 8.5 percent of the county’s projected $25 million budget," the newspaper reports.

* The scheduled appearance of former President Bill Clinton at Saturday's Jefferson-Jackson dinner in Charleston promises to attract a larger-than-expected crowd, MetroNews reports.

* The Register-Herald also reports that Delegates Kelli Sobonya and Carol Miller, both R-Cabell, have joined State Legislators for Legal Immigration, a group that "seeks full cooperation among all levels of government to keep America’s borders free of invasion."