Legislative Interims Roundup

• West Virginia is weighing whether to charge prison inmates for their upkeep by having them " work on-site for private firms at prevailing wages," The Register-Herald of Beckley reports. The article notes that "back in the 1930s, owing to abuses, the federal government ended the concept of letting convicts work for private industries."

• Because more younger members than expected left the state's 401(k)-style retirement plan for its traditional pension program, the state is looking at a $22 million savings from the recent mass transfer, The Associated Press reports. The Charleston Gazette also has a story.
  

• Lawmakers quizzed West Virginia Turnpike officials about the Aug. 5 accident that left hundreds of motorists stranded for hours on the toll road, The Gazette reports.

• AP reports on plans by Kanawha County to return to court over the library funding issue, unhappy with the measure passed by lawmakers last year in response to its initial legal challenge.