Legislature 2009: Day 13

• Public Broadcasting examines Gov. Joe Manchin's "25% by 2025" proposal for alternative and renewable energy, and fields reactions. With audio.

• MetroNews, meanwhile, focuses on how the governor's bill could attract wood-fired power plants.

• The deaths of two volunteer firefighters last week in Nicholas County has raised the profile of a pending measure to fund a pension-type benefit for such personnel, Public Broadcasting reports (audio here).

• MetroNews also delves into Manchin's proposal targeting under-performing third and eighth graders. With audio.

• The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington highlights several measures introduced so far this session.

• Retired public employees plan to rally Thursday at the Capitol, to call for "increased PEIA premiums, the need for a cost of living allowance" and a $20,000 state tax exemption for their pensions, the Charleston Daily Mail reports.

• The Register-Herald of Beckley reports on the renewed debate over Sunday hunting.