By Rusty Marks The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., told a group of newspaper reporters, lawmakers and lobbyists on Friday that she believes the federal tax reform bill passed by Congress on Dec. 20 will help the vast majority of West Virginians. “While it’s[Read More…]
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Legislative Lookahead: W.Va. leaders confident in state’s finances as legislative session nears
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer of Wheeling CHARLESTON — Leaders in the West Virginia Legislature say they’re confident there just might be money in the state budget to move West Virginia forward this year. A discussion about the state’s budget, and the “West Virginia Forward”study commissioned by West Virginia University, took[Read More…]
Watch ‘WVPA Insight’ video on W.Va. Secretary of State’s new voter ID education program
From W.Va. Secretary of State’s office: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Secretary of State Mac Warner announced the launch a new program to educate the public on the state’s voter identification law, which went into effect on Jan. 1. The “Be Registered & Be Ready to Vote” campaign will help educate voters on[Read More…]
Legislative Lookahead: Business inventory tax cut on 2018 W.Va. legislative agenda
By Phil Kabler The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Reducing business inventory taxes will be a priority of the 2018 W.Va. legislative session, but there’s no chance that the West Virginia Legislature will revisit last year’s contentious fight to lower personal income taxes. That was the consensus of a panel[Read More…]
Legislative Lookahead: Eliminating state’s tangible property tax a top priority for WV lawmakers
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Eliminating the tangible personal property tax is one of the top priorities in the West Virginia Legislature this year, according to legislators at the West Virginia Press Association’s Legislative Lookahead on Friday in Charleston. A tax on movable property like[Read More…]
Legislative Lookahead: W.Va. lawmakers to focus on community college scholarships in 2018 session
By Andrea Lannom The Register-Herald of Beckley CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Bills to incentivize people to attend community and technical colleges will be up for discussion in the next legislative session. In Friday’s West Virginia Press Association’s Legislative Lookahead, panelists discussed educational issues they expect to come up during the upcoming legislative[Read More…]
Legislative Lookahead: W.Va. Legislature likely to address teacher seniority issue during 2018 session
By Ryan Quinn The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House Education Committee’s vice chairman expects a bill that would remove the statewide mandate that public school teachers with the least amount of seniority automatically lose their positions when job cuts are made in a particular teaching area[Read More…]
Legislative Lookahead: W.Va. lawmakers anticipate eliminating the business inventory tax to take center stage at session
By Andrea Lannom The Register-Herald of Beckley CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Eliminating the business inventory tax will take center stage in the upcoming legislative session, lawmakers said, but they do not anticipate changes to personal income or consumer sales tax to come up this time. Lawmakers from the House Committee on Finance[Read More…]
Legislative Lookahead: Lawmakers to focus on ‘Onerous’ West Virginia inventory tax
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer of Wheeling CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Finance leaders in the West Virginia Legislature told state media Friday there will be an emphasis on eliminating the state’s inventory tax this session. Tax and financial issues were among those addressed by panelists participating in the annual Legislative Lookahead sponsored[Read More…]
Legislative Lookahead: U.S. Senator Capito guarantees CHIP will be funded
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, will be funded, promised U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito on Friday during a stop at the West Virginia Press Association’s Legislative Lookahead in Charleston. Capito, R-W.Va., said she wishes the Senate would have[Read More…]
