Legislature, Day 6: Short Takes

YOUR HOME IS YOUR CASTLE, SANS TREBUCHET: Lawmakers have revived a bill from last year's session that would make clear that West Virginians "can use deadly force in the protection of your home and family," The (Beckley) Register-Herald reports.

COVER THAT CARCASS: A McDowell County high school freshman is behind legislation highlighted in the Bluefield Daily-Telegraph that aims to "spare motorists and onlookers the sight of dressed game during West Virginia’s hunting season."

LET IT GO: That's the headline summing up Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin's view of the push by fellow lawmakers to increase scrutiny of workers' compensation, as reported by MetroNews.

BUYING BLACKWATER: Gov. Joe Manchin's proposed 2008-2009 state budget includes "$5 million to purchase a portion of the Blackwater Canyon," The Associated Press reports.

QUALITY OVER QUANTITY: The Journal of Martinsburg hears from local lawmakers about prospects for the 60-day session.

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: The Register-Herald also reports on one Raleigh County delegate who plans to champion a bill targeting illegal immigrants (West Virginia has the lowest share of non-white and non-native residents of any state in the union, according to the U.S. Census. But there has been the occasional INS raid on work sites.)