During his State of the State address, Gov. Jim Justice presented the Legislature with an essentially flat budget — again. There is a slight increase of about 5.53%, from $4.636 billion to $4.884 billion, that accommodates a 5% raise for most state employees as well as a one-time cash ...
Gov. Jim Justice pitched his proposal for an income tax cut during his State of the State speech, and the House Finance Committee got it moving the very next day. A majority of House Finance Committee members voted to advance the tax proposal bill Thursday evening. The bill now goes to the ...
A couple of weeks ago, Gov. Jim Justice and state Senate leaders weren’t in the same ballpark on changing the state’s tax code. Now they’re at least in the same room. That doesn’t mean the governor’s proposal for a 50% tax cut over three years is a slam dunk, but at least on Day ...
Gov. Jim Justice is calling for a “relatively flat” $4.884 billion budget that includes pay raises for most state employees and some increased financial support for the Public Employees Insurance Agency. “I want to mind the store,” Justice said during his State of the State address ...
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice topped a long list of State of the State legislative proposals with a 50% personal income tax cut. Justice addressed a joint gathering of the House and Senate and other state officials in the House chamber Wednesday evening, the first day of the 2023 ...
Gov. Jim Justice says he has a big tax proposal to pitch in next week’s State of the State address. “Absolutely, we’ll be announcing the biggest tax cuts in the history of this state, hands down,” Justice said during a briefing Wednesday. Here’s the catch: “And hopefully, ...