West Virginia Senate tax plan would raise hotel tax to 4.3 percent
State plan to end personal income tax includes a 4.3 percent hotel motel tax hike drawing dismay from 15 ATV resort owners who urged senators to drop it. Gov Justice set a summit to resolve differences among three plans, including his own proposal to end 60 percent of income tax by July 1, 2022 with over $1 billion lost and broader tax increases to cover revenue gaps.
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Renaissance Theater to reopen doors in 2021 in Princeton
Renovations at the Princeton Renaissance Theater resume with a 2021 public reopening goal. Carin Prescott has been hired as development director for Community Connections Inc, leading the project alongside Greg Puckett who praises the return and expanded vision for the idle venue.
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West Virginia Senate Eyes Marijuana Tax As Revenue Source
The legislature weighs a marijuana sales tax to offset over 1 billion dollars in annual revenue loss from ending the personal property tax. The plan diverges from Gov Justice on tax mix and timing, while Virginia advances recreational legalization with four plants per household and a July 1 effective date.
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Matoaka to receive 80000 from stimulus amid leadership questions
A report notes Matoaka is slated to get 80000 from the American Rescue Plan, but the town no longer functions and questions about who will manage the funds remain unresolved. Details released by Sen. Joe Manchin show Mercer County will receive 11.4 million and Princeton is listed among recipients.
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Matoaka
American Rescue Plan
Joe Manchin
D-W.a
Mercer County
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