By Mike Myer The Wheeling News-Register During the past few years, officials in the executive branch of West Virginia state government have been remarkably successful in avoiding real spending cuts — while convincing Mountain State residents the reins were being pulled in. They have, but not to the extent you may[Read More…]
Month: April 2017
W.Va. Chamber of Commerce endorses Justice tax proposal
The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON – The president of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce endorsed one of Gov. Jim Justice’s tax proposals that’s aimed at helping to balance the nearly $500 million shortfall in the state’s 2018 budget. The chamber has thrown its endorsement behind the governor’s proposed Commercial Activities Tax,[Read More…]
Editorial: Some things never change
From The Journal of Martinsburg: A big question in the West Virginia House of Delegates this week was whether Gov. Jim Justice would veto a general revenue budget for about $124 million less than he wants. But elsewhere in the Mountain State, another question may be asked: What happened to[Read More…]
Budget impasse continues as legislative session nears end
By Jim Ross The Exponent Telegram of Clarksburg CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With a week left in the regular session of the Legislature, the question remains whether the House of Delegates will agree to a tax increase or if it will hold firm to a promise of no new taxes. The State[Read More…]
Editorial: Lawmakers — Remember those who pay WV’s bills
From The Charleston Gazette-Mail, Daily Mail page: Time was when Republican legislators claimed to be the party of fiscal responsibility and restraint. A pretty good thesis can be made that the old rallying cry of “less taxes, less government” was the main reason the Republicans came to be the majority[Read More…]
At the Capitol: House continues consideration of medical marijuana
By Phil Kabler For the West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Going into the final week of the 2017 regular session, as legislators and the Justice administration continued to struggle to come up with a state budget plan, the buzz (pun intended) at the Capitol was over legislation to[Read More…]
Opinion: Chairman of WV Academy of Family Physicians — ‘No such thing as Medical Marijuana’
By Dr. Adam Breinig, DO, FAAFP Chairman of WV Academy of Family Physicians Senior Council-at-Large of WV State Medical Association This year’s West Virginia legislative session has addressed several contentious issues. As an active member of the West Virginia Academy of Family Physicians’ advocacy voice, we are geared up to protect and[Read More…]