CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State tax collection in July came up $4.8 million short, hurt by a continuing downturn in energy prices, as well as policy changes that allowed more than $30 million in taxes normally due in July to be paid in June, West Virginia Department of Revenue officials reported[Read More…]
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McConnell on passage of Senate’s ARENA Act
“We will not sit back while this administration seeks to destroy our nation’s energy economy and the struggling workers and families that depend on it.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell today issued the following statement after the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed Sen. Capito’s[Read More…]
U.S. Senate panel OKs Capito’s effort to curb EPA
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The Affordable Reliable Energy Now Act — federal legislation designed to significantly rein in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule on carbon emissions from power plants — passed through committee Wednesday, paving the way for consideration by the full U.S. Senate. The ARENA Act is the[Read More…]
Wayne County assessor charged with embezzlement
WAYNE, W.Va. — A special prosecutor believes the arrest of Wayne County Assessor Eric Lantz Hodges on an embezzlement charge marks just the beginning of a complex case with many questions left unanswered. Among those will be whether budgetary safeguards worked appropriately in detecting such conduct. Putnam County Prosecutor Mark[Read More…]
W.Va. judge grants injunction in gas pipeline case
UNION, W.Va. — A Monroe County judge has granted an injunction sought by Doris and Bryan McCurdy, barring surveyors connected to the Mountain Valley Pipeline project from entering the couple’s Greenville property without permission. The crux of the plaintiffs’ motion, as described by Derek Teaney, senior attorney with Appalachian Mountain[Read More…]
GOP leaders to revoke 2009 Common Core Agreement
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Senate President Bill Cole and Speaker of the House Tim Armstead issued a joint letter Wednesday revoking the state’s agreement to establish Common Core standards. The Memorandum of Agreement was signed in 2009. It “commits … to a state-led precess that will draw on evidence and lead[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, Aug. 6
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. MIXED MESSAGES ON DEBRIS FROM FLIGHT 370 Confusion and[Read More…]
Dead at Deadline!
By Kevin Slimp The News Guru [email protected] Emergencies are just part of the game in our business! In retrospect, I love the email subject line: “Dead at deadline.” The email came to me at 6:15 last night, just as I was getting ready to take my two teenagers out for[Read More…]
This week in history: Aug. 12-19
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Aug. 13, 1900: Railroad mogul and founder of Huntington, Collis Potter Huntington, died. Raised in poverty, Huntington went west when gold was discovered in[Read More…]
SBA boosts economic impact of accelerators with $4.4 million in prizes
West Virginia organization among recipients WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today announced the 80 winners of the second annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. The recipients represent 39 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico including WV Hive from Beckley, West Virginia. Accelerators serve entrepreneurs in[Read More…]
