By Michelle Dillon Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — Active and retired coal miners and their families, politicians and others gathered to talk about and celebrate Congress securing the health benefits of retired miners. U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and United Mine Workers of America District 31 International Vice President Mike Caputo[Read More…]
Month: May 2017
Opinion: Beware bills that erode free speech
Provided by The Dominion Post: State legislators from Washington to Florida have proposed bills to crack down on protesters. That’s troubling, not only because of what some bills would do, but because of the cultural trend they reflect. Two bills would protect drivers who hit protesters. They may not be intended[Read More…]
Opinion: U.S. Sen. Capito’s weekly address
From the Office of Shelley Moore Capito: Weekly Address to West Virginians – May 5, 2017: Hello! Thanks for watching my weekly video message. This week the Senate passed a government funding bill that delivers many wins for West Virginia. In addition to providing permanent health care for our miners, the bipartisan agreement[Read More…]
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Opinion: Small Business Week – ‘Eat here or we both starve’
From The Charleston Gazette-Mail – Daily Mail Opinion Page: This past week (April 30 through today) was designated as Small Business Week throughout the country. The week is intended to encourage people to shop at and give back to the small businesses in their community. According to the official Small[Read More…]
Opinion: Business perspective is vital in weighing taxes
By Steve Roberts West Virginia Chamber of Commerce West Virginia’s business tax climate ranking was the third worst in the nation just a dozen years ago. Our state bore the dubious rank of 47th in the nation when ranked among the 50 states for business tax competitiveness. Our corporate net income[Read More…]
Opinion: House leadership optimistic break will foster budget compromise, prevent waste
Release from the W.Va. House of Delegates CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Leaders of the House of Delegates today said they believe the 10-day break in the Legislature’s special session will foster a compromise on the state’s budget situation while protecting taxpayers from having to pay the $35,000-a-day cost to continue the[Read More…]
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Opinion: Spending plan key component to W.Va. Special Legislative Session
From The Intelligencer of Wheeling: Low-tax advocates in the West Virginia House of Delegates are not unreasonable men and women. House Speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, signaled as much Thursday, when he told a reporter a new state budget that “barely increases taxes”might be acceptable. But the $300 million boost in[Read More…]
Opinion: Justice fiasco at special session
From The Journal of Martinsburg: To borrow from one of Gov. Jim Justice’s favorite types of analogy, when West Virginia legislators returned to Charleston at his call Thursday, they were handed a silver platter full of … nothing. Last week, Justice issued his call for a special session of the[Read More…]