The state Senate Finance Committee chairman continues to consider whether the state could afford another 5% personal income tax, estimated to be about $110 million annually. Such a cut, pushed […]
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Local health departments likely still facing cuts after special session
MORGANTOWN — Throughout his decade-long tenure as Monongalia County’s health officer, Dr. Lee Smith has consistently excoriated Charleston over its attitude toward and support for the state’s local health departments. […]
Special session could’ve been worse, could’ve been better
We have mixed feelings about the special session that ended Tuesday. It could have been worse (à la long, expensive ones of the past), but it could also have been […]
Legislators messed up PODA. They need to fix it
The thing about legalese — that strange, mysterious language of laws and binding contracts — is that all it takes is one misplaced punctuation mark, one misspelled word or one […]
House Democrats talk special session priorities
BY MIKE NOLTING West Virginia House Democrats are presenting a list of items they want on a special session agenda. House Minority Leader Sean Hornbuckle, D-Cabell, said the special session […]
For special session, pick jails over roads
Legislative forecasters predict a special session of the Legislature will be called when lawmakers meet for committee interims Aug. 6-8. The current direction of Gov. Jim Justice’s winds — sorry, […]
There shouldn’t be a special session for jail staffing crisis
There should not be a special session to address the jail staffing crisis. We don’t say this because we don’t support our state’s corrections officers. We say this because legislators […]
Taxpayers spent a lot for special session flop
The Legislature’s special session that concluded Friday, July 29, was a massive waste of taxpayers’ money — at $35,000 a day for five days for a grand total of $175,000, […]
Gov. Justice calls special session to consider his bill to lower state personal income taxes
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 […]
House passes economic development fund bill after long debate; special session wraps up
MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates spent a bit over an hour Tuesday morning debating a bill to create a new economic development fund — what some called the key […]
