WV Press Report CHARLESTON, W.VA. — West Virginia Press Association each day will share the schedules of West Virginia’s State Senate and House of Delegates on WVPress.org and on Facebook and Twitter at @wvpress. Wednesday, March 31 – 50th day of the session Face coverings should be worn in all public[Read More…]
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AARP statement on West Virginia tax reform proposals
Governor Justice, West Virginia Legislature proposals target elimination of state income tax CHARLESTON, W.Va. – AARP West Virginia State Director Gaylene Miller today issued the following statement on pending state income tax reform proposals under consideration by the West Virginia Legislature. “As the West Virginia Legislature deliberates major reforms to the[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: West Virginia totals at 141,322 positive cases, 2,640 deaths, 311,181 people fully vaccinated
WV Press Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 30. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 141,322 Current Active Cases – 6,263 Total Lab Results reported – 2,438,840 Cumulative positive test percentage -5.26[Read More…]
West Virginia House passes its version of income tax elimination bill, adopts changes to Senate intermediate court bill
By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The House of Delegates passed its version of the personal income tax reduction and elimination plan Monday and sent it to the Senate. The House also adopted an amendment for a scaled-down, cheaper version of the Senate intermediate appeals court bill and[Read More…]
West Virginia lawmakers target B&I tax in last-minute push
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Both the West Virginia Senate and the House of Delegates have joint resolutions moving to give them authority to either phase out or repeal business and inventory taxes if voters approve. House Joint Resolution 3 and Senate Joint[Read More…]
U.S. Senator Capito: Biden administration not prepared for crisis at Mexico border
By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Times BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she does not know why the Biden Administration dropped the ball on being prepared to handle the massive numbers of unaccompanied minors that have inundated the southwestern border with Mexico. Capito, who was in Bluefield Monday,[Read More…]
West Virginia House proposes $82M in state spending cuts in 2021-22 Budget Bill
By Phil Kabler, HD Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State general revenue spending would shrink $82 million in the 2021-22 budget year, compared to the current state budget, under the version of the Budget Bill unveiled in House Finance Committee on Monday. House Bill 2022 proposes a spending plan of $4.492[Read More…]
West Virginia’s intermediate court bill is on the home stretch, this time with a GOP supermajority
By Lacie Pierson, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Whether West Virginia will have an intermediate court of appeals is, for the second year in a row, in the hands of the members of the West Virginia House of Delegates. How an intermediate appeals court between county circuit courts and the[Read More…]
Justice urges vaccination, questions those who won’t vaccinate
By Jess Mancini, The Weirton Daily Times CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The governor Monday again encouraged residents to vaccinate against the COVID-19 coronavirus on the anniversary of the first death from the virus in West Virginia. Gov. Jim Justice led a prayer during his Monday morning pandemic briefing, citing the anniversary[Read More…]
WV Press Capitol Daily: West Virginia legislative, committee schedules for Tuesday, March 30
WV Press Report CHARLESTON, W.VA. — West Virginia Press Association each day will share the schedules of West Virginia’s State Senate and House of Delegates on WVPress.org and on Facebook and Twitter at @wvpress. Tuesday, March 30 – 49th day of the session Face coverings should be worn in all public[Read More…]
