Press Release from West Virginia Supreme Court: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Supreme Court Chief Justice Beth Walker will be the keynotespeaker at the Public Defender Services’ 2019 Indigent Defense Conference on June 20 in Morgantown. Chief Justice Walker will speak during the awards ceremony luncheon at 12:15 p.m. She will discuss the work[Read More…]
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W.Va. Senate’s Finance Committee Budget Bulletin: Exempting Social Security benefits from personal income tax
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate’s Finance Committee has issued its weekly Budget Bulletin HB 2001: Exempting Social Security Benefits from personal income tax This week’s issue covers HB 2001, Relating to exempting Social Security benefits from personal income tax. This bill was signed into law on March 27, 2019. [Read More…]
W.Va. Senate President Carmichael’s statement on West Virginia Student Success Act
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, recently issued the following statement on the West Virginia Student Success Act: “The release of this draft of the West Virginia Student Success Act is a major effort by the Senate to advance the cause of education reform in a bipartisan[Read More…]
Former WV Commerce Secretary Thrasher, Governor’s Office trade barbs over RISE program
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It has been 11 months since Woody Thrasher, the former secretary of the West Virginia Department of Commerce, resigned at the request of Gov. Jim Justice. Now, the Republican candidate for governor is speaking out about the program[Read More…]
WV GOP leaders plan to again push charter schools, vouchers in special session
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On Thursday, Gov. Jim Justice said he supports “two or three pilot charter schools” in West Virginia. Earlier that day, state Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, reiterated his support for both charter schools and education savings accounts (ESAs) in a letter he sent[Read More…]
