By LINDA HARRIS The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With the Mountain State’s budget bleeding red ink, an out-of-control opioid epidemic and decaying infrastructure, Clarksburg City Manager Martin Howe sums up the 2017 legislative session with one word: Crucial. “On a state level, I think the priority is the budget[Read More…]
Month: February 2017
10 things to know: Monday, Feb. 6
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHITE HOUSE FIGHTS TO RESTORE REFUGEE BAN The legal battle continues after a Seattle[Read More…]
Editorial: Don’t Kill Jobs Or Hurt Families
From the Wheeling News-Register: State revenue was down again last month, reinforcing to Gov. Jim Justice and West Virginia legislators that dramatic action is needed to get the budget in balance. Any debate over how to do that ought to be erased by a glance at the revenue report for[Read More…]
WV Senate considering shift from income tax to sales tax
By Eric Eyre The Charleston Gazette Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Senate President Mitch Carmichael said Friday that lawmakers are looking into a proposal that would eliminate West Virginia’s personal income tax and raise the consumer sales tax. Carmichael, R-Jackson, said he has appointed a special committee that’s considering that[Read More…]
Proses Bermain Taruhan Sepakbola dengan Agen Sbobet Online
Dibutuhkan individu yang betul-betul teratur untuk meramalkan hasil sepak bola 10-15. Mengecek kekuatan penghasilan, serta kemudian tidak ada punting di atasnya. Umumnya, pasak yang sedikitnya dapat memberi pengembalian beberapa ribu hadiah ini seringkali menarik untuk dipungkiri. Tetapi jarang-jarang sekali menang serta kehidupan yang mengubah uang tunai menyertakan pemenuhan. Itu bukan[Read More…]
2017 AP Legislative Lookahead gets record attendance
CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The 2017 West Virginia AP Legislative Lookahead featured four panels and a record turnout of media. Held at The Charleston Gazette-Mail, the Legislative Lookahead started at 9 a.m. The panels were as follows: 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. – Legalization of Marijuana. Moderator: Matthew Burdette, executive editor at The Inter-Mountain[Read More…]
Armstead: Tax reform, budget cuts key to balancing WV budget
By LACIE PIERSON The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Balancing West Virginia’s budget will require broadening the state’s tax base, privatizing some government operations and making significant cuts in state spending, according to West Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Tim Armstead. Armstead, R-Kanawha, hosted a small breakfast meeting with media Thursday morning[Read More…]
Study: Decline In Coal Coming
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — A study released Thursday suggests falling solar power costs will cause demand for coal to decline after 2020. The report co-authored by the Carbon Tracker Initiative and the Grantham Institute at Imperial College, both based in London, also shows oil demand will[Read More…]
WV officials applaud Stream Protection Rule Block
By ANN ALI The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Senate voted 54-45 Feb. 2 to block the U.S. Department of Interior’s Stream Protection Rule, and the measure now heads to President Donald Trump, who has indicated he will sign it. The bill, sponsored by Reps. David McKinley, Alex[Read More…]
WV health officials meet, discuss harm reduction strategies
By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail FLATWOODS, W.Va. — Thursday morning and afternoon, employees of health departments from across West Virginia learned about how several health departments and other agencies in the state have tackled the opioid crisis by acknowledging that people addicted to drugs aren’t always equipped to change their behaviors.[Read More…]