MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice has called for the Legislature to convene in special session starting at noon Monday. Just one item is on the call: his proposal to reduce West Virginia’s personal income tax by an aggregate of 10%.The tax cut would be retroactive back to Jan. 1 and amount to ...
Gov. Justice is beating the same income tax drum he banged on through most of the regular legislative session, and he’s drumming up even less enthusiasm this time around. In the latest iteration of his taxation fixation, Justice proposes to slash personal income taxes by up to 10%. This, ...
MORGANTOWN — The ability of hospitals across the state to handle the latest COVID surge is significantly reduced, said Joint Interagency Task Force Director Gen. James Hoyer during Tuesday’s briefing from the governor’s office. During the same briefing, Gov. Jim Justice offered some ...
MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates on Friday approved its personal income tax-cut bill; it will head to the Senate where delegates expect it to be significantly altered. The House also approved a Department of Environmental Protection rule regarding human health criteria for wastewater ...
MORGANTOWN – The Senate approved a bill on Thursday to end the 1-cent pop tax that provides funds to the WVU medical school and replace it with a different source to send money to all three medical schools. It also passed one to allow employees who lose their job for refusing a vaccine ...
We’re running our weekly roundup a little early this week, and we’ll mostly be focusing on the “good” and the “stupid” today. The “bad” will come tomorrow. Without further ado, let’s take a look at what the Legislature has been up to. Good: HB 4003 — to establish legal ...