By Andrea Lannom The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Raleigh County Sen. Jeff Mullins announced his resignation from the state Senate effective Friday citing business and family obligations. Mullins, R-Raleigh, was first elected to the Senate in 2014. He served as chair to the Senate banking and insurance committee and vice chair to[Read More…]
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West Virginia revenue officials present details of governor’s proposed 2019 budget
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice’s chief of staff and the director of the state budget office expressed optimism for the 2019 fiscal year and the budget going six years into the future. Mike Hall, Justice’s chief of staff, and Mike McKown, state budget office[Read More…]
Meals tax back on the menu at West Virginia 2108 Legislature
By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Allowing voters of localities to decide whether to enact a meals tax could be one component of a plan to compensate for the loss of tax revenue if an “anti-business” personal property tax is eliminated. The meals tax option resurfaced again[Read More…]
West Virginia State of State leaves Marshall’s Gilbert optimistic
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Marshall University President Jerome Gilbert is expecting a much better year after hearing Gov. Jim Justice’s optimistic State of the State address Wednesday night. Gilbert joined Del. Matt Rohrbach, R-Cabell, on the House floor for Justice’s speech Wednesday and was even the source[Read More…]
Reaction mixed to West Virginia Gov. Justice’s State of the State address
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazete-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lawmakers were divided over some of the few policy points outlined Wednesday in Gov. Jim Justice’s State of the State address. Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, said the speech was top-notch, especially given Justice endorsed his plan for the state to provide[Read More…]
Huntington-area legislators want details after West Virginia State of State speech
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. West Virginia’s “head coach” Gov. Jim Justice’s State of the State address Wednesday night left local legislators optimistic but searching for details. The governor, who said he wouldn’t mind being called “coach” during a speech filled with sports analogies, laid out his plans for[Read More…]
Mid-Ohio Valley lawmakers voice support for West Virginia Gov. Justice’s proposals
By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Local lawmakers are looking forward to getting started as the governor laid out what he saw as being important priorities to work on in the upcoming legislative session. Gov. Jim Justice gave his State of the State address Wednesday[Read More…]
Justice’s speech includes optimism for West Virginia
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice rallied optimism in his state of the state address, proposing new spending measures including pay raises for all state employees, increased funding to tourism and commerce, and elimination of the business inventory tax. Justice delivered his second state of[Read More…]
Delegates, special guests echo cautious optimism following Gov. Justice positive State of the State address
By JOHN DAHLIA NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Enthusiastic optimism was the prevailing theme of Gov. Jim Justice’s State of the State address Wednesday night in Charleston, said many of those in attendance. “I’ve thought a lot about what has happened in the last 12 months,” Gov. Justice said to[Read More…]
West Virginia House of Delegates gavel in, introducing roughly 500 carryover bills
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The House of Delegates assembled Wednesday at noon for the first day of the Legislative session, introducing more than 500 carryover bills. Many of those bills focused on taxes, education, state worker compensation and benefits, as well as health, hunting and social issues. •[Read More…]