By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two southern West Virginia delegates have introduced a bill seeking to study the possibility of lake development in the southern part of the state. Delegates Ed Evans, D-McDowell, and Mick Bates, D-Raleigh, introduced House Bill 2953 Monday. It’s goal is to revitalize[Read More…]
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10 things to know: Monday, March 20
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, March 20, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. SENATE HEARINGS SET FOR SUPREME COURT PICK Thirteen months after Justice Antonin Scalia’s death created[Read More…]
Around the Rotunda: Legislative, Committee Schedule for Monday, March 20
W.Va. Legislative Committee Meeting Schedule – Subject to change Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm SENATE: Monday, March 20, 2017 REVIEW BILLS INTRODUCED The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. RESOLUTIONS SR 42: Designating March 20, 2017, as International Pageant Day SR[Read More…]
Three income tax measures going through House and Senate
By Andrea Lannom The Register-Herald of Beckley CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Three measures that would lower or eliminate the personal income tax are working their way through the House and the Senate. And with a little less than three weeks before bills need to be on the floor, lawmakers hope they can[Read More…]
Editorial: Mudslinging in West Virginia
The Journal of Martinsburg: There is plenty of acrimony stemming from disagreement over the issues facing West Virginia state government without adding to it by making the arguments personal. Unfortunately, that has happened. It may be impossible to discover who threw the first verbal stone, but clearly, relations between Gov.[Read More…]
Editorial: Legislators whistling while the state burns
From The Register-Herald of Beckley: As the state legislature runs down the clock on this do-nothing session, state revenues continue to slide, teachers continue to receive layoff notices, young professionals continue to move out of state, schools continue to close, businesses continue to turn out the lights and opioid drug[Read More…]
Editorial: Lost in the math, two divergent views of state government
From The Exponent Telegram of Clarksburg: When discussing a $4 billion budget and its $500 million shortfall, it’s easy to get caught up in the math. It’s also easy to get caught up in the political rhetoric. Make no mistake, Republicans want us to believe that state government can function[Read More…]
Editorial: Legislation to expand broadband is at least a start
From The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington: A bill in the West Virginia legislature aimed at trying to improve residents’ access to broadband internet service can hardly be viewed as a game-changer for the Mountain State, but it’s encouraging to know that lawmakers aren’t ignoring this pressing issue in their current legislative[Read More…]
Editorial: Cut spending, not programs
From The Intelligencer of Wheeling: West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee is right about the danger of across-the-board spending cuts in state government — to a point. Republican legislators have vowed to balance the state budget through limits on spending. Gee and many others in higher education worry that[Read More…]
Opinion: Statehouse Beat – Lawmakers ignore calls to invest in WV
By Phil Kabler The Charleston Gazette-Mai Last week at the Capitol brought a fascinating juxtaposition. First, Commerce Secretary Woody Thrasher brought in some national site selection pros to explain what factors come into play when companies are looking for new business locations. They didn’t reveal any top corporate secrets in outlining company[Read More…]