The West Virginia Legislature and Gov. Jim Justice have been effective tax cutters. In 2023, the Legislature passed a bill reducing the state’s five marginal tax rates by 21.25%. That law also put in place a formula whereby if certain financial benchmarks were met, the rates would ...
Gov. Jim Justice is notoriously thin skinned. His world view is divided between those who he perceives as 100% on board with him, while on the other side is anyone who does not share his perspective or dares to question him. That especially holds true with the press. Justice apparently ...
The way Jim Justice tells it, the whole world is out to get him in a political witch hunt. So far, there’s been: The helicopter repo saga, in which the helicopter was hidden from creditors trying to repossess it to settle outstanding debt. (The helicopter was eventually put up for ...
Israeli-Palestinian conflict a modern one In a recent letter to the editor, it is implied that the history of this conflict stems back to ancient, biblical times. However, this conflict is a modern one that is about territory, power and control. Certainly, religious identities are a ...
Gov. Jim Justice and the Legislature need to check their numbers before they send West Virginia into a financial tailspin. Right now, the state is looking at some very expensive new outlays at the same time tax revenue is decreasing, with new tax cuts about to be triggered and Justice ...
After nearly two years, Gov. Jim Justice has rescinded the state of emergency over jail staffing shortages. It is a cause for celebration — and possibly one for concern. Good news: The vacancy rate for uniformed corrections officers is down to 12% from a high of roughly 33% a year ago. ...