By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power announced Friday that they had filed with the West Virginia Public Service Commission for a rate review application which would increase customers’ monthly electric bills by 17.61 percent, an increase of $28.72 if approved. Commercial electric[Read More…]
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Income tax revenue down as West Virginia begins new fiscal year
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia just put a bow on general revenue fund tax collections for the first month of fiscal year 2025, coming in right at estimates. But nearly all major revenue streams, including personal income tax collections, were down[Read More…]
‘Hurt my heart’: Huntington man might sue to remove murals from ‘the people’s house’
By Beth Sergent, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — “It’s just a guy looking for answers,” Gregory S. Morris said of what is becoming a public undertaking in the art of questioning how state government works. Morris is one of two potential plaintiffs in possible litigation against the state regarding the[Read More…]
Statehouse Beat: Public officials becoming more hostile toward press
By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Reporters and public officials, by nature, have something of an adversarial relationship, but in recent years, officials’ attitudes toward the press have become increasingly hostile, much as they have come to see members of the other political party not as the loyal[Read More…]
Editorial: Pay property taxes to get full W.Va. credit
The Inter-Mountain In the past few weeks, many West Virginia residents received two of their favorite annual reminders — a postcard-sized bill that shows the amount of tax owed on your home or any land you own, and also a separate bill showing what is owed on your personal property[Read More…]
West Virginia Press Association annual convention begins next week
Final day to register is Aug. 3 West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Newspaper representatives from throughout the Mountain State are getting ready to gather for the annual West Virginia Press Association convention, and this year is shaping up to be both informative and entertaining. For two days, Aug.[Read More…]
Sen. Capito, of West Virginia: Initial ARCH2 funds to support ‘design and planning’
By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The initial round of funds for the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub will go toward “design and planning,” according to U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. Capito, a member of the West Virginia Hydrogen Hub Coalition, said Thursday that the $30[Read More…]
Extensive ties between EDA beneficiaries, Warner supporters loom amid election complaint
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Extensive ties between supporters of a political committee almost exclusively supporting Kris Warner’s West Virginia Secretary of State campaign and beneficiaries of a Warner-headed state agency loom large amid a new election law complaint filed with the office Warner seeks. Of $290,823[Read More…]
Residents relieved Paden City High School is staying open
By Shelley Hanson for The Intelligencer PADEN CITY, W.Va. — Residents expressed relief and gratitude on Thursday that Wetzel County Circuit Court Judge C. Richard Wilson ruled in favor of keeping Paden City High School open. Wilson filed his decision Wednesday evening, which means the school will be open for[Read More…]
Mural honoring ‘Frosty’ creator proposed for county building
By Liz Beavers, Mineral News and Tribune KEYSER, W.Va. — A Mineral County resident would like to see Keyser and Mineral County honor the man who created “Frosty the Snowman,” and he thinks the side of a county building is the perfect place. Attorney Roy Hardy appeared before the Mineral[Read More…]
