MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice joined by four leaders of the state Senate Friday to ceremonially sign SB 275, the bill establishing an intermediate court of appeals. […]
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Gov. says 90,000 elderly (and especially vulnerable) residents haven’t signed up for the COVID vaccine
By Gov. Jim Justice’s estimation, some 90,000 West Virginians just might be egging on their mortality. That’s about how many residents in the 65-plus age range have […]
Game Changers to hold Golf Classic and Opioid Prevention Education Luncheon at The Greenbrier; Alabama football coach to attend
MORGANTOWN — The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs will host the first Game Changer Golf Classic and Opioid and Substance Misuse Prevention Education Luncheon on May […]
Pump the brakes on income tax repeal
There are three — three! — state income tax repeal proposals in Charleston right now, all of them vastly different, and only four days left in the […]
Senate delays action on income tax repeal and budget bills for a day; special session for repeal looks likely
MORGANTOWN – The writing is on the wall for the personal income tax repeal bill – for this session at least. The Senate on Tuesday punted action […]
Gov. unveils new income tax plan, ‘Justice 4 All,’ at summit
MORGANTOWN – With five days to go in the legislative session, Gov. Jim Justice held a personal income tax repeal summit with legislative leaders Monday, and unveiled […]
Guest Essay: No strange bedfellows: Tax cut isn’t about politics
by Bill Cole and Woody Thrasher We hear the talk about how politics makes for strange bedfellows. Maybe none stranger than the two of us now going […]
Justice touts tax plan, higher education initiative in COVID-19 briefing
Gov. Jim Justice was touting his plan to eliminate the state’s income tax on Friday when a COVID-19 briefing broke out. While the session easily focused […]
Jim Justice has a deal for you, proposing eventual elimination of state income tax
Gov. Jim Justice has a deal for you that he says is too good to turn down. Reduce West Virginia’s state income tax and every West Virginia […]
Senate Judiciary OKS bill improving medical cannabis program, guts House bill curbing governor’s emergency powers
MORGANTOWN – Senate Judiciary Monday approved a bill expanding and improving the medical cannabis program. The committee also essentially gutted a House bill intended to reign in […]
