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…]
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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…]
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press condemns arrest of reporter at WV Capitol
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The arrest of a journalist at the West Virginia Capitol Complex while trying to ask questions of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price has sparked national outrage, and prompted the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press to[Read More…]
Colleagues, friends salute long career of longtime member of BDT family
By GREG JORDAN The Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Colleagues, friends, and people who are both came Thursday to say farewell and share best wishes with a long-time member of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph family who was retiring after a career spanning almost 60 years. Sue Richmond started at the Bluefield[Read More…]
Editorial: Police-stop training for young drivers a good idea
The Herald-Dispatch editorial The national discussion about relations between law enforcement and minority communities has not been easy. As polls show, people – from law officers and government leaders to various elements of the public – come at these questions from very different perspectives and experiences. That is sometimes polarizing,[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, May 19
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, May 19, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHO TRUMP COULD NAME AS FBI CHIEF President Donald Trump says he is “very close”[Read More…]
