Leaders focus Organization Day remarks on reading, interstate widening

Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, speaks during Organization Day on Nov. 21, 2023. (Credit: Jarred Meeks)

House Republicans want a greater priority on reading proficiency among young students and a start on planning to widen both Interstates 70 and 65 across the entire state. Senate Republicans are looking to again consider legislation addressing the state’s high health care costs. The Legislature’s annual Organization Day on Tuesday saw House Speaker Todd Huston ...