Wise urges spending cuts to curb West Virginia deficit
Gov. Bob Wise seeks 10 percent spending cuts across state agencies to close a $200 million deficit. Public education faces a $152 million cut, higher education $37.7 million, with broader reductions possible if lawmakers tighten the budget. The plan demands agency-wide reviews and quick budget submissions by September 3.
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Priest Forced to Resign Over Abuse Allegations in Richmond
In Richmond diocese, Rev. Julian Goodman, longtime pastor at Holy Comforter Parish, resigns after a 1976 78 abuse of James Kronzer at St. John Vianney Seminary and St. Anne Parish. Kronzer, now 40, says the molestation began during his freshman year and continued, prompting therapy and a 1994 church action. New church norms adopted in Dallas require barring priests who molest from public ministry. Goodman, 36 years a priest, was retired immediately. Kronzer sought public disclosure of the case.
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Charlottesville
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Dallas
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Kronzer
Washington, D.C
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Goochland
St. Anne Parish
Colonial Heights
New Hampshire
England
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Sullivan
John E. Leonard
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
Henrico County
Discovery Channel film crew to shoot at Wythe Raceway weekend
Discovery Channel crews will film a dirt-track racing documentary at Wythe Raceway in Wytheville, interviewing area drivers and families, with seven crew members filming at the track and at homes this Saturday night. The project aims to capture grass-roots racing and will also film at other tracks nationwide. Local owner Fred Brown says air date is not announced.
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Pitt
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Cowens
Bottonline.com
West Virginia rolls out Employer Assisted Mortgage program
Wise on Wednesday announced the Employer Assisted Mortgage Program to spur WV economic growth by involving employers in helping workers become homeowners. The plan, run with the West Virginia Housing Development Fund, offers low cost down payment and closing cost loans with 6.39 percent fixed rates and 15 or 30 year terms.Eligible employees could buy homes with down payments as low as 3 percent financed by a second loan, with purchases possible for existing or newly constructed housing.
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Bob Wise
West Virginia
Wise
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Hatfield
Pilgrim’s Pride
Hardy County
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Frank Quesada
Fannie Mae
MDA locks up area leaders to raise funds
Bluefield hosts its annual MDA Telethon Executive Lock Up at the Holiday Inn with business and community leaders raising bail and pledges to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Shelly Kelly says the goal is 20 000 to 25 000 dollars with 2100 bail per participant.
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