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NEW: A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s latest bid to limit lawmakers from conducting unannounced visits to immigration detention facilities, ruling that it likely runs afoul of oversight measures that Congress implemented.

Read more: thehill.com/regulation/c...

No oversight, no money!
Senate bill 261 seeks to give West Virginia private schools ‘freedom from government oversight’ • West Virginia Watch westvirginiawatch.com/2026/02/02/s...

Checkor update your voter registration now. #vote
West Virginia Secretary of State - Elections - Am I Registered To Vote ow.ly/MnFO50Y7r1t

Sixty-six years ago today, four NC A&T students sat at a Woolworth’s lunch counter and asked for something simple.

To be served. To be seen.

The answer was no. They stayed anyway.

#blackhistorymonth2026

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5-year-old Liam Ramos and father are back in Minneapolis after being released from federal custody in Texas | CNN Ecuadorian preschooler Liam Conejo Ramos and his father are back in Minneapolis after being released from a Texas detention facility where they had been held for more than a week, according to Texas R...

❤️Liam Ramos, 5, and his dad, who were taken by immigration agents over a week ago and brought to a Texas detention center, are back in Minneapolis.
cnn.it/3MkprNX

The 13th Amendment, which formally abolished slavery, was officially approved on February 1, 1865. #todayinhistory #BlackHistoryMonth

Judge orders release of 5-year-old boy and father detained by immigration authorities in Minnesota by Tuesday.
https://ow.ly/3Jmz50Y78y0

You may mail in your candidate form, but it MUST be postmarked by 1/31. You need to get it postmarked by hand.
Candidate Announcement Form: sos.wv.gov/FormSearch/E... Running For Office Guide: httttps://sos.wv.gov/FormSearch/Elections/Informational/Running%20for

🔥TODAY is the last day to file to run! You may file for state office by 11:59 pm at the WV Secretary of State’s Offices at the WV Capitol, Clarksburg Regional Office, Martinsburg Regional Office. County offices file at the County Clerk by 5 pm. Municipal offices at the City Recorder by 5 pm.

Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.

📷️: Aaron Lavinsky

These #TownHall updates are awesome! Join us! 💙
🗓 Sunday, February 1
⏰ 6:30 PM
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Join Delegate Anitra Hamilton and Delegate Mike Pushkin to be a part of the conversation!
Register today hereus02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/mNYEkJwWS3qy7u69b4G_bg#/registration

From our friends at United West Virginia.

🔥💙 We are 💯 filling our WV ballot, friends! See where we still have vacancies: https://candidates.wvsos.gov/

When delegates return, passage vote on human trafficking and smuggling bill could heat up - WV MetroNews A significant point of contention is over whether the bill would criminalize charitable or religious activities.

When delegates return, passage vote on human trafficking and smuggling bill could heat up - WV MetroNews https://wvmetronews.com/2026/01/26/when-delegates-return-passage-vote-on-human-trafficking-bill-could-heat-up/

SB 388, Bibles in classrooms, is on first reading on the Senate floor on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
Contact your Senators
today and ask them to vote
NO on #SB388: keep our public schools secular.
Contact your State Senators:
https://
www.wvlegislature.gov/
Senate1/roster.cfm

For Alex Jeffrey Pretti
Murdered by I.C.E January 24, 2026
by Amanda Gorman

📣 Watch for Senate Bill 4, it would make it illegal to be within 25 feet of law enforcement, firefighters, or first responders if asked to step back. #SB4

Due to Winter Storm Fern, the WV House will gavel in in the afternoon on Monday just to adjourn til Tuesday. House committees are also cancelled for Monday. Thankful for the House for trying to keep staff and members safe!

Press Release Lawmaker Press Release

Press Release: State Senate

Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Monday, January 26, 2026

Monday, January 26, 2026 – 13th Day of Session
The Senate will convene at 2 p.m. https://www.wvlegislature.gov/News_release/pressrelease.cfm?release=4179

AG Bondi pressed Walz to hand over info about the state’s welfare programs amid mounting scrutiny over a massive fraud scandal, get rid of immigration sanctuary policies and let DOJ see voter rolls “to confirm that Minnesota’s voter registration practices comply with federal law.”
trib.al/U5cIJB8

Protesters demand immigration agents leave Minneapolis after deadly shooting A man was shot and killed Saturday in a confrontation with federal agents in Minneapolis.

A judge in Minnesota granted a temporary restraining order sought by local officials preventing Trump administration officials from destroying any evidence related to Saturday's fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti. abc7.la/49CAA5G

Border Patrol agent shoots and kills man in Minnesota, officials say The shooting, captured on a video posted to Facebook and verified by NBC News, was followed by a heated confrontation between officers and protesters who oppose the federal government’s immigration en...

Warning: video of ICE agents shooting and killing Alex Jeffrey Pretti, was an intensive care nurse at the VA. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

“EDUCATION IS ONE THING NO ONE CAN TAKE AWAY FROM YOU.”- Elin Nordegren
#NationalEducationDay

"When girls are educated, their countries become stronger and more prosperous.
- Michelle Obama
#National Education Day

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” -
Nelson Mandela #NationalEducationDay

You all are amazing! #National Compliment Day

As number of WV special education students increases, some school districts are going into debt • West Virginia Watch West Virginia has seen an increase in special education students, and in some counties, those students account for a quarter of enrollment.

As number of WV special education students increases, some school districts are going into debt. #education #priorities • West Virginia Watch ow.ly/qmjN50Y2fUh

European officials suspend US trade agreement amid tariff dispute over Greenland The 27-nation bloc struck a trade deal with Trump in July.

European officials suspend US trade agreement amid tariff dispute over Greenland - ABC News abcnews.go.com/Business/eur...

Senate will take a more deliberative approach to emergency schools fund bill - WV MetroNews Senators said the two bills will be assigned to the finance and education committees to more thoroughly examine the grounding of the emergency fund.

Senate will take a more deliberative approach to emergency schools fund bill. wvmetronews.com/2026/01/20/s...