By JOSEPHINE MENDEZ The Herald-DispatchHUNTINGTON, W.Va. — An ordinance that would increase municipal court fees in the city will be heard by the Huntington City Council at 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 22. The proposed ordinance on first reading would increase court fees from $35 to $65. This excludes court costs related[Read More…]
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W.Va. lawmakers support ruling on sex workers
By LACIE PIERSON The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Where West Virginia laws may be ambiguous regarding commercial sexual activities, West Virginia lawmakers say the circumstances leading people into those activities are just as ambiguous. Local representatives in the West Virginia House of Delegates said last week they were[Read More…]
Editorial: Tax reform is necessary; timing is everything
From The Charleston Gazette-Mail, Daily-Mail editorial page: To his credit, Senate President Mitch Carmichael has focused like a laser beam on the idea of reducing the state income tax. Good for him. It will be even better for West Virginia if he can make it happen. The love Carmichael, R-Jackson, and many[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, May 22
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, May 22, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WITH HOPES FOR PEACE UNCERTAIN, TRUMP LANDS IN ISRAEL The Republican makes his first visit to the[Read More…]
West Virginia House of Delegates advancing its own revenue bill
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates dealt another blow to Gov. Jim Justice’s revenue and budget plans on Thursday, May 18 by advancing their own tax and revenue bill and ignoring a revenue bill passed this week by the[Read More…]
New WV House revenue bill would call for budget cuts
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In the latest chapter of the legislative budget impasse, the West Virginia House Finance Committee on Thursday advanced a new revenue plan that does not increase the state sales tax, does not lower income tax rates — and does not raise enough[Read More…]
Planned WV methanol plant gets EDA loan
By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A planned methanol production facility in Institute took another step in its development Thursday, as the West Virginia Economic Development Authority gave preliminary approval for a $10 million loan to US Methanol to purchase its machinery and equipment. The EDA approved the[Read More…]
House Finance finishes overview of Parkways Authority Bill
By DAVID BEARD The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — House Finance wrapped up its overview of HB 103, the Parkways Authority bill, Thursday morning — to provide the fodder to rewrite the bill. Most of the questioning focused on the governor’s plan to offer all West Virginians a flat $8[Read More…]
West Virginia Congress members support ethane hub
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia’s congressional delegation is showing a unified front in pushing for an ethane storage hub for central Appalachia, and they hope state leaders in Ohio and Pennsylvania join them. U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito,[Read More…]
School nutrition standards likely to change
By LEAH NESTOR Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Nutrition standards in public schools increased throughout the Barack Obama administration, but those are expected to be lowered with Donald Trump as president. Various news outlets such as National Public Radio have confirmed Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue aims to include again[Read More…]
