By Lexi Browning For The West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Initiatives to combat substance abuse in schools and implementation of rehabilitative alternatives for first-time offenders are among items on the 2017 legislative calendar for the West Virginia House of Delegate’s Select Committee for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse. Committee members met Wednesday to establish their agenda[Read More…]
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Justice lays out his goals to move West Virginia forward
By ANDREA LANNOM Times West Virginian CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Saying West Virginia is dying and suffering a depression, Gov. Jim Justice delivered his State of the State Address and presented his budget, urging a call to action to resolve the deficit. Justice broke tradition Wednesday night by not having a[Read More…]
Marker in hand, Justice lays out WV’s “beyond dire” situation in first address
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In what may have been the most unconventional State of the State address in West Virginia history, Gov. Jim Justice warned that the state’s situation is “beyond dire” and that the Legislature must work with him to take bold steps — including $450 million[Read More…]
New taxes, cuts make up Justice’s WV budget plan
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice’s 2017-18 budget plan would close a nearly $500 million shortfall by raising $450 million in new taxes — the largest being a 0.2 percent gross receipts tax on businesses to raise $214 million — and by imposing $26.6 million[Read More…]
GOP criticizes Justice’s plan to raise taxes for half billion budget gap
By ANDREW BROWN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice delivered his first State of the State address Wednesday, and his calls to raise numerous taxes to fill a $500 million budget hole and pay for government services has left Republican lawmakers critical of the state’s new leader. Throughout[Read More…]
Justice says he’s going to make DEP stop saying ‘no’ to industry
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice promised Wednesday night that on his watch West Virginia business and industry would stop hearing “no” from the state Department of Environmental Protection, an 800-person agency whose rank-and-file inspectors the governor singled out for harsh criticism for — the[Read More…]
New representatives enter first session
By DANYEL VANREENEN The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia state representatives — including new senators and delegates from the Eastern Panhandle — met for the first session of the new legislature Wednesday. Sen. Patricia Rucker, R-Jefferson, 16, and Rep. Riley Moore, R-Jefferson, 67, are both first time representatives, hailing[Read More…]
West Virginia Legislature kicks off in Charleston
By DANYEL VANREENEN The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Wednesday marked the beginning of the new legislative session in Charleston. Delegates and Senators both anxiously awaited Governor Jim Justice’s State of the State Address on Wednesday evening. Most agreed the real work would begin when Justice announced the new state budget.[Read More…]
Marion County politicians weigh in on State of the State
By MICHELLE DILLON Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice gave his State of the State address to the West Virginia Legislature on Wednesday night. In his speech Justice proposed ways to fix the state’s $500 million budget deficit as well as its education, roads and[Read More…]
Justice’s budget proposal includes cuts, new fees, taxes
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice presented a budget proposal during his State of the State address that includes both further budget cuts and increases in taxes and fees. In a largely off-the-cuff speech liberally peppered with humor and self-deprecation, Justice said[Read More…]
