The Latest: Teachers' pay raise bill heads to Senate panel
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Latest on a statewide walkout by teachers in West Virginia over pay and benefits (all times local):10:55 a.m.
With the state Senate scheduled to reconvene shortly, the Senate clerk says in a tweet that legislation with the 5 percent pay raise for teachers, school service personnel and state troopers has been received and will go first to the Senate Finance Committee.
It was approved by the House 98-1 Wednesday night.
It's accompanied by a revised tax revenue estimate from Gov. Jim Justice, who says that will pay for next year's raises.