Tag Archives: Children

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia, which has the highest rate of adult cigarette use in the nation, could become the 12th state to ban smoking in vehicles with children present under a bill that won final legislative passage Thursday. The Republican-dominated House of Delegates passed the bill on a 66-33 vote without debate. It now goes to Republican Gov. …

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An ambitious measure to expand early childhood education in Kentucky passed an early test Tuesday, winning broad support from a legislative panel as lawmakers look for ways to relieve parental stress by increasing access to childcare. The proposal cleared the Senate Families and Children Committee on a 9-1 vote. The legislation still has several hurdles to …