CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The West Virginia State Tax Department has posted information on its website, tax.wv.gov, about increasing and decreasing West Virginia Personal Income Tax modifications. It can be searched and found as the West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act and available at the link below. http://tax.wv.gov/Individuals/Pages/WestVirginiaPersonalIncomeTaxAct.aspx
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Around the Rotunda: Legislative, committee schedule for Monday, Jan. 22
Watch WV Legislature Live each day at http://www.legis.state.wv.us/live.cfm Monday, Jan. 22, 2018 13th Day of the Legislative Session Rotunda and social activities: Women’s and Girls’ Day; W.Va. Association of Alcoholism, Drug Abuse Counselors, Inc. in the Upper House, Senate Rotundas and Well Area; WV Economic Development Council Legislative Reception, 5-7 p.m. at Embassy Suites SENATE: Senate Convenes at 11[Read More…]
W.Va. citizens, activists gather at state Capitol for women’s rally
By Caity Coyne The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nineteen years ago, Terra Muncy met her partner, Angela Adkins, at a West Virginia Pride event Muncy was helping organize in Charleston. With nearly two more decades of advocacy under their belts, the two were among roughly 100 people Saturday gathered[Read More…]
Statehouse Beat: Government lobbyist spending down in W.Va., including Greenbrier events
By Phil Kabler The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lobbyists spent a total of $87,669 on public officials during the September-December reporting period, down considerably from $188,266 during that period in 2016 (buoyed by campaign contributions, according to disclosures filed with the state Ethics Commission. The spending includes three events[Read More…]
Editorial: Demanding less from W.Va. Students is a mistake
The Intelligencer of Wheeling, W.Va.: If they have a choice, local public school officials in the Northern Panhandle should not go along with the state Board of Education’s move to water down high school graduation requirements. West Virginia students already lag behind those of many other states in performance on[Read More…]
West Virginia SNAP work policies addressed in HB 4001
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A bill that would impose a work requirement to be eligible to receive public assistance is being criticized as harmful to West Virginia’s poor as well as local businesses, but lawmakers proposing the bill say the goal is to make[Read More…]
W.Va. pharmacies dispensed 31M fewer painkillers and other powerful drugs 2017
By Eric Eyre The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The number of potentially addictive prescription drugs dispensed by West Virginia pharmacies dropped by 31 million in 2017, the sharpest decline in a single year since the state started tracking such powerful medications. Controlled substances, which include prescription painkillers, anti-anxiety[Read More…]
Editorial: W.Va. tourism ads should also target employers
From the Parkersburg News and Sentinel, W.Va.: …In West Virginia, a request has gone out from the governor for legislators to approve $20 million for the Tourism Office to spend on marketing the state. Tourism Commissioner Chelsea Ruby says that kind of money will generate a return on investment of[Read More…]
W.Va. House of Delegates introduces bill to reorganize DHHR
By Andrea Lannom The Register-Herald of Beckley, W.Va. CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A bill introduced Thursday in West Virginia House of Delegates would reorganize the state Department of Health and Human Resources. Under House Bill 4014, the DHHR would be separated into four agencies. The bill is double referenced to the Committee on[Read More…]
Editorial: Travelers on I-77 in W.Va. need proper signage with Hatfield-McCoy directions
From The Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va.: With our region fast becoming a destination for ATV riders across the nation, it is imperative that we have proper signage in place to direct the out-of-town visitors to the Hatfield-McCoy Trail system and other local attractions. That’s why we were pleased to learn last[Read More…]
