MORGANTOWN - Monongalia County Commissioner Sean Sikora said the county’s fiscal year 2025-’26 budget passed Wednesday was among the most challenging he’s experienced in the position. Sikora, who spearheads the budgeting process alongside County Administrator Rennetta McClure, noted ...
MORGANTOWN — The Senate Energy Committee passed a bill on Tuesday that would raise the tax on windmills — with the understanding that the current version isn't the final word on the issue. Wind turbines and towers are currently considered pollution-control facilities and taxed as ...
Recent legislative changes regarding properties delinquent on taxes will affect the way those properties are sold in an effort to streamline the process, save the state money, and make it easier for local residents to invest in dilapidated property. Prior to the implementation of Senate ...
When you go to the polls, either this week for early voting or next week on Election Day, you’ll be asked to vote on four constitutional amendments. Today, we’ll cover Amendments 1 and 2, and tomorrow we’ll discuss Amendments 3 and 4. Amendment 1, if passed, would give the ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice’s latest proposal doesn’t eliminate the personal property taxes that people pay annually on their vehicles. Instead, people would pay those taxes as usual and then receive a rebate or a credit toward their state income taxes. “You would go online or ...
Gov. Jim Justice has proposed a rebate for the personal property taxes people pay on vehicles, although he was not specific about when the Legislature would consider his idea. Justice has been campaigning across the state against the Amendment 2 proposal that would give legislators the ...