West Virginia

West Virginia Lawmakers End Special Session

W.Va. lawmakers end special session with passage of gas tax, energy policy, road fund measures By LAWRENCE MESSINA Associated Press Writer CHARLESTON, W.Va. November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment West...

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West Virginia governor to approve pension rescue, new bonds

MIAMI (Reuters) - West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin expects to sign bills giving the state's large cities pension-funding relief and approving the sale of $225 million in stimulus bonds, a spokesman said on Friday.

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W.Va. Considers Tax Flexibility for Localities

Panel mulling tax changes for W.Va. considers giving more tax flexibility to towns, counties By TOM BREEN Associated Press Writer CHARLESTON, W.Va. November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment West Virginia's tax...

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W.Va. municipal pension relief plan wins passage

By LAWRENCE MESSINA and TOM BREEN Associated Press Writers CHARLESTON, W.Va. Some of West Virginia's largest cities can soon freeze and gradually pay down their daunting pension funding shortfalls, after the House of Delegates...

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W.Va.'s Capito troubled by EPA response on permits

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Shelley Moore Capito says she's troubled by what she heard in a meeting with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson. The West Virginia Republican met with Jackson Thursday to discuss...

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Committee Weighs Pros, Cons of Tax Reform

Updated Friday, November 20, 2009 ; 01:52 PM The Tax Modernization Project met Nov. 20 in Charleston. The above were only three of many proposed tax reforms thrown out at the first meeting of the reconstituted state Tax...

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Workman: Maynard, Blankenship E-mails Should be Public Record

Messages from former Justice Spike Maynard to Massey Energy chief Don Blankenship should have been released under the Freedom of Information Act, Margaret Workman stated in her dissenting opinion. West Virginia Supreme Court of...

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WVU Physicians Support Breast Cancer Screening for Women in Their 40s

Experts point to high death rates in West Virginia among women. MORGANTOWN -- With the recent release of a government panel’s report that would change the way women monitor their health, cancer doctors at the Mary Babb Randolph...

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The Health Care Debate

Updated Friday, November 20, 2009 ; 02:59 PM What is the state of health care in West Virginia. Very few issues affect every man, woman and child in America; but health care is one. As the debate rages in Washington D.C. about...

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Online Voting Bill Passes During Special Session

Updated Thursday, November 19, 2009 ; 10:36 PM House Bill 406 passed during the special legislative session Thursday. Story by Brandon Bloomfield CHARLESTON -- West Virginia military personnel will soon have an easier way to...

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