Short Takes from the Session: Day 9

MINE SAFETY: The first bill up for passage in the House "would require the coal industry to post notices informing employees they are being exposed to a hazardous chemical material or lead, both of which can create serious health problems," The Charleston Gazette reports.

The article also notes that its chief sponsor, House Majority Whip Mike Caputo, D-Marion and a United Mine Workers union official, has had the measure on his wish list since arriving at the Legislature in 1997.

GUNS BENEATH THEIR ROBES: West Virginia Media takes a look at three different measures that together "would allow magistrates and family court judges to begin carrying concealed deadly weapons without permits."

SENATE TURNOVER: Public Broadcasting explores the growing number of incumbent senators who plan to seek other offices or not run for re-election in 2008. With audio.