By LACIE PIERSON The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Any lingering optimism for a quick and easy legislative session to establish a budget for the state of West Virginia for 2018 was fading in the West Virginia Capitol on Wednesday. Wednesday was the fifth day of a special session of the 83rd[Read More…]
Month: May 2017
Committee members express concerns with Parkways bill
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislators continued to question two of the governor’s roads measures, spending most of their time Wednesday debating a bill dealing with the West Virginia Parkways Authority. In a meeting of the House Committee on Finance, members discussed House Bill 102, which will[Read More…]
Nelson supports historic building tax credit increase
By LACIE PIERSON The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An increase in the tax credit rate for restoring historical buildings in West Virginia so far has survived the West Virginia Senate. In the House of Delegates, Finance Committee Chairman Eric Nelson said Monday he was supportive of increasing the tax credit rate[Read More…]
Construction employers celebrate Infrastructure Week
Staff report The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Construction Employers of America joined with the co-chairs of the Congressional Building Trades Caucus May 17 to mark Infrastructure Week 2017. The annual celebration is part of a nationwide effort to advocate for investment in all forms of domestic infrastructure and[Read More…]
Manchin pens letter to Trump seeking preservation of drug office
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., sent a letter Wednesday to President Donald Trump urging him not to gut the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy, a federal agency responsible for curbing the nation’s opioid epidemic. Politico and other news outlets have[Read More…]
Historic Shepherd’s Mill curiosity continues
By TIM COOK The Journal SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — The mystery, interest and anticipation in finding the next owner of the historic Shepherd’s Mill continues. The Wall Street bank that scheduled a public auction Tuesday under the front portico of the Jefferson County courthouse canceled the event. About 25 residents curious[Read More…]
EDITORIAL: Tax increase is needed to fix roads, bridges
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel editorial West Virginia’s roads and bridges are disintegrating. Take a drive of more than 10 minutes in any direction and you will see that. Meanwhile, many lawmakers are understandably reluctant to raise taxes because they and many of their constituents know there are too many[Read More…]
10 things to know today: Thursday, May 18
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, May 18, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. DOJ APPOINTS SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR TRUMP-RUSSIA PROBE Former FBI Director Robert Mueller is tapped to oversee[Read More…]
WV budget battle continues, with income tax cuts the issue
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Day four of the special legislative session on the West Virginia budget was marked by a rare Senate floor speech by Gov. Jim Justice. The speech was intended to garner support for a Justice/Senate compromise plan that would raise sales taxes but[Read More…]
Justice pushes Senate on budget
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice took to the Senate floor Tuesday to rally Senate members on the merits of a tax reform plan he achieved with Senate leadership — a measure central to their plans for a 2018 state[Read More…]