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Guest essay: Say yes to changing property taxes

by Woody Thrasher By voting for Amendment 2 on Nov. 8, you will provide a path for the Legislature to reduce your taxes. Voting for Amendment 2 would allow the Legislature to eliminate the annual tax paid on cars, trucks and ATVs. For businesses, it means not having to pay yearly for ...

Gov. says state can’t afford two tax cuts

Gov. Jim Justice, former supporter of property tax cuts for businesses, has concluded the state would get more economic juice from an income tax cut — and that it can’t afford to do both. The governor said the state’s current financial health now means it can afford a significant ...

A look at Amendment 2: the Property Tax Modernization Amendment

MORGANTOWN – Today we look at the second of four constitutional amendments that will be before West Virginia voters in November. Amendment 2 is called the Property Tax Modernization Amendment. As previously explained, the secretary of state's office says that when there is more than ...

Aug. 28 letters to the editor

Our senators should speak out on IRA vote The Dominion Post Aug. 18 editorial encourages Sen. Manchin to accept the invitation of a state senator to come before the West Virginia Legislature to explain his support for the Inflation Reduction Act. I expect Sen. Manchin would have no qualms ...

Mon school board gets educated on Amendment 2

Amendment 2 is going to generate lots of math homework — anywhere from $17 million to $18 million a year, in fact — for the Monongalia County Board of Education if the proposed legislation passes in November. Mark Musick told BOE members that in so many words Tuesday night. Musick ...