Month: March 2017

WV lawmakers back off larger rollback of chemical tank law

By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia House Judiciary Committee members on Monday backed away from giving the natural gas industry a broad exemption from a 3-year-old chemical tank safety law. That law was passed after the Elk River spill that contaminated the drinking water for[Read More…]

Tax reform bill moves on in Charleston

By DAVID BEARD The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Senate Select Committee on Tax Reform approved its tax reform bill March 13, with a few amendments, morning and sent it to the Finance Committee. The revised bill changes how and when the personal income tax is phased out. Members[Read More…]

Senate Tax Reform Committee ready with tax overhaul

By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the West Virginia Senate’s select committee on tax reform voted on a final state tax overhaul proposal on Monday, March 13 after several meetings to tweak the bill. The committee, appointed by Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, and chaired[Read More…]

Bills introduced March 13

The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — Here are some bills introduced March 13, along with two local bridge-naming resolutions. SB 592, to have an independent redistricting commission propose redistricting plans during census years. Sen. Roman Prezioso, D-Marion, co-sponsor. HB 2936, to require competitive bidding for all state purchases of commodities,[Read More…]

Budget battle heats up

By EMILY DANIELS The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — Majority leaders in the West Virginia Legislature discussed an approach to balancing the state budget during a Monday press conference, which rivals Gov. Jim Justice’s introduced budget bill in several ways. The budget plan revealed by Speaker of the House Tim Armstead,[Read More…]

Democrats in Legislature eschew special session pay

By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Democrats in the West Virginia House of Delegates and Senate say they’re on board with a proposal from Gov. Jim Justice that lawmakers not be paid if they’re forced to go into special session to pass a state budget. Justice, who[Read More…]

Tax overhaul progresses, despite poor projections

By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After several rounds of edits and ominous cost projections from state revenue representatives, the Senate Select Committee on Tax Reform voted Monday to send its overhaul bill up to the full senate and off to its finance committee. Should it pass, the[Read More…]

Senate passes bill to cut DMV appeals office over objections

By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislation to eliminate the Division of Motor Vehicles’ Office of Administrative Appeals (SB 212) advanced from the Senate Monday on a 27-7 vote, over objections that it could allow drunk drivers to keep their driver’s licenses. Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles Trump, R-Morgan,[Read More…]

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