NEWSFLASH: Craig Blair received GOP caucus votes this afternoon to lead @WVSenate and Roger Hanshaw again received GOP caucus votes to lead @WVHouse
Caucus vote for Senate Dems will be this evening for the leader to replace departing Roman Prezioso. House Dems have a caucus vote for Monday to replace departing Tim Miley.
Official votes for House Speaker and Senate President will be Jan. 13, when the Legislature convenes for a day. GOP supermajorities in both House and Senate for upcoming session.
Senate President Mitch Carmichael was defeated in the primary so he is departing too.
Legislature convenes for one day in January and then, as is tradition, pauses for a few weeks of inaugural buildup. First day of session is Feb. 10, although who knows what this year (early 2021) will be like
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The governor now describes being met on his way in by high school cheerleaders and their supporters who are upset by postponement of state cheerleading championship this coming weekend
Justice praises the cheerleaders for wearing their masks and being mannerly and caring in their interactions with him. "They know we've got a catastrophe on our hands all across the land."
Justice: "Do you not feel, all across West Virginia, whether you may be in high school, or whether you may be working your career in your early 20s or you may be middle aged and your family doing great, do we not feel that some way, some how we're letting these people down?"
Justice: "I ask you please, over and over and over, please help these people. Please take the responsibility and step up. Because these people deserve it, and we're losing them."
“The continued tweaking of our school reentry guidelines from day to day does not instill confidence in the system or in the leaders making the decisions."