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Opinion: Fix Budget Without Tax Hikes

By MIKE MYER The Intelligencer of Wheeling  Once again, the bureaucracy — aided and abetted by Gov. Jim Justice — has pulled the wool over West Virginia legislators’ eyes. With the very best of intentions, conservative lawmakers allowed themselves to be stampeded into a badly flawed budget proposal. It’s not[Read More…]

Editorial: Higher taxes a must to fix budget, state

From the Register-Herald of Beckley: Now that a feckless state budget bill has been vetoed by Gov. Jim Justice and irresponsible and cowardly budget builders in the House and Senate have been exposed, we hope that everyone involved in the process takes a break, reflects on the state of our[Read More…]

Scarbro couple charged with exploitation, embezzlement by caretakers

By Jessica Farrish For The Fayette Tribune  SCARBO, W.Va. — Police arrested the caretakers of a disabled Scarbro man for allegedly stealing his monthly income and running up debt using his identity, Fayette County Sheriff Mike Fridley reported Monday. Jeremy Jay Wriston, 33, and Janice JoAnn Wriston, 33, both of[Read More…]

Attorney General Morrisey discusses opioid epidemic with local leaders

By Wendy Holdren The Register-Herald of Beckley   BECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey met Friday in Beckley with local officials to discuss efforts in combating the opioid epidemic, including settlement money from drug wholesalers, recently passed legislation and community partnerships. The Attorney General’s Office has reached $47[Read More…]

Governor signs 55 bills into law

By Andrea Lannom The Register-Herald of Beckley CHARLESTON, W.Va.  —  So far, Gov. Jim Justice has signed 55 bills into law including a bill to market and improve the quality and frequency of the Cardinal Passenger Train. The West Virginia Legislature passed House Bill 2856 last week and the governor[Read More…]

Opinion: Was W.Va. House of Delegates stopping SB 412 the biggest public service of 2017 session?

Delegates Caputo, Brewer, Ferro, Marcum, Diserio, Bates and others fought for Freedom of Information   By Don Smith West Virginia Press Association Since the end of the regular 60-day session of the Legislature on Saturday, West Virginians, understandably, have been focused on the continuing budget discussions and the 262 bills approved during the[Read More…]

Governor vetoes budget bill

By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — Calling the budget passed by the West Virginia Legislature “a bunch of bull-you-know-what,” Gov. Jim Justice signed his veto on the bill. Justice vetoed the budget in a press conference Thursday, using several props, with several agency and university representatives gathered around[Read More…]

Snowshoe part of Intrawest sale

Staff report The Pocahontas Times Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SNOW), a leading North American mountain resort and adventure company, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by a newly-formed entity controlled by affiliates of the Aspen Skiing Company, L.L.C. (“Aspen”) and KSL Capital[Read More…]

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