By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — One way to boost West Virginia and other state’s economy: lower corporate and personal income tax rates at the same time, said W.Va. Representative Alex Mooney. As both houses of Congress gear up to again take on tax reform, Mooney, in a[Read More…]
Month: September 2017
M&G Polymers announces it will cease production
By BETH SERGENT Point Pleasant Register APPLE GROVE, W.Va. — After days of rumors and speculation, the Mason County Commission received written notification M&G Polymers would be ceasing production activities. In a letter dated Sept. 21, M&G Polymers USA LLC wrote: “Pursuant to the WARN Act, M&G Polymers USA LLC[Read More…]
Rhode Island bank claims Justice companies owe $4.2M on helicopter loan
By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Rhode Island-based bank is suing Gov. Jim Justice and two of his companies, claiming the governor and his companies owe them $4.2 million on a loan used to purchase a helicopter. Citizens Asset Finance Inc. filed the lawsuit in the Southern[Read More…]
WVU launches nation’s first center to study land-grant institutions
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It’s been 155 years since land-grant higher education was born in the throes of the Civil War, and while the institution is as strong as ever, education itself has changed, prompting West Virginia University to create the Center for the Future of Land-Grant Education. The[Read More…]
Gun rights group wins partial victory in fight over guns in rec centers
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia gun rights advocacy group has won a partial victory in a four-year-old court battle over whether guns can be carried into city-owned recreation centers. In 2013, the West Virginia Citizens Defense League sued the city of Charleston over[Read More…]
Wood County Indivisible protests GOP health bill
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — It’s not over until it’s over. Wood County Indivisible and the West Virginia Citizens Action Group held the Kill the Bill, Don’t Kill Us rally Monday to protest the latest attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the Graham-Cassidy[Read More…]
WVU Mountaineer Marching Band to perform on Saturday
By THERESA MARTHEY The Preston County News and Journal MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — “Country Roads” and “Hail West Virginia” will be ringing through the streets of Kingwood on Saturday, Sept. 30, as the West Virginia University Mountaineer Marching Band performs at the 76th annual Buckwheat Festival. Among the 350 members of[Read More…]
Justice joins WVDEP in support of United Way combined campaign
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice kicked off West Virginia State Employees Combined Campaign fund with a program that will benefit all 14 United Ways in the state. The state campaign raises funds primarily through employee payroll deductions, according to a news release from the[Read More…]
‘Report for America’ pilot project begins in Appalachia
Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Charleston Gazette-Mail and two other regional news organizations are receiving foundational support to put more reporters in the field. With backing from the Galloway Family Foundation and as part of The GroundTruth Project’s new “Report for America” initiative, the Gazette-Mail, West Virginia Public Broadcasting[Read More…]
Column: ‘Open-air’ preachers may be allowed, but are not welcome
By JARED CASTO The Parthenon HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — “You’re gonna die. You’re gonna die. You’re gonna die,” John McGlone, an open-air preacher who made his first appearance on Marshall’s campus Monday, shouted through a megaphone as a group of instrumentalists played jazz music over top him. “Here’s the fun part,[Read More…]
