Calorie Count Bill Advances, Amended

A House committee has tinkered with the Senate-passed proposal "that would require restaurants to post calorie information," The Associated Press reports.

As amended by Health and Human Resources, it "would apply to all restaurants with 15 or more locations nationally," writes AP's Tom Breen. "That's a change from the bill sent over by the Senate, which would have applied to restaurants with locations in 10 or more states besides West Virginia. The Senate version was crafted to exempt local and regional chains."

MetroNews (with audio), the Charleston Daily Mail and The Charleston Gazette also have coverage.