Group to push for tax reform in West Virginia 2003
Former West Virginia official Robin Capehart leads the West Virginia Public Policy Council in proposing a 2003 tax reform plan. The plan would abolish personal property taxes, shift to a progressive income tax, tax business on income not capital, repeal sales and soft drink taxes, and introduce a 6 percent general excise tax. local lawmakers and Republican delegate elect Kelli Sabonya comment on public support.
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Charleston
Robin Capehart
West Virginia
Kelli Sabonya
Cabell County
Moore seeks license reinstatement amid critics in Charleston
Former Gov Arch Moore seeks to regain his law license prompting more than a dozen letters to the state Supreme Court and State Bar. A three member subcommittee will hold a Charleston reinstatement hearing to review his petition and forward findings to the Supreme Court for a final decision. Nine letters urge rejection while six back Moore restoration, with critics arguing it would lower fitness standards.
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Charleston
Arch Moore
State Supreme Court
State Bar
Moore
Supreme Court
Nathan Bowles Jr
Malpractice debate looms over West Virginia legislature
In West Virginia lawmakers foresee medical malpractice fights rivaling the 1990s workers compensation debates as sessions approach. House Leader Rick Staton warns of a comprehensive fix where everyone pays, while Kris Warner of the Republican Party notes voters sent a clear message on reform. Staton predicts a GOP backed bill limiting lawsuits and damages, with insurers and doctors blamed for rising costs after Sept. 11. The 90 day session could see a compromise affecting jury sizes and insurer practices.
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Charleston
House
Rick Staton
Staton
West Virginia
Associated Press
Wyoming
Kris Warner
Republican Party
Warner
St. Paul
Battle group readies for deployment amid Iraq war concerns
Norfolk based USS Harry S. Truman battle group of eight surface ships and 8,000 sailors and Marines sails Thursday for a Mediterranean and Persian Gulf deployment. A 10th ship leaves from New Jersey. Officials vow readiness though discuss of war involvement remains guarded. Defense analysts warn Truman likely to be involved if conflict with Iraq occurs.
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Norfolk, Va
Harry S. Truman
Iraq
Truman
Norfolk Naval Station
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
Earle Naval Weapons Station
New Jersey
Navy
Ernest Duplessis
Second Fleet
Patrick Garrett
Garrett
GlobalSecurity.org
Alexandria
Gulf
Virginia whistle blower priest faces church charges
Arlington Virginia AP reports priest James R. Haley who exposed sexual misconduct by fellow clergy at three parishes faces internal church charges that may lead to defrocking. National conservative Catholic group Roman Catholic Faithful backs Haley, blaming Bishop Paul Laverde as supporters argue he should be rewarded.
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Arlington, Va
Virginia
James R. Haley
Haley
Paul Laverde
Stephen Brady
Roman Catholic Faithful
WV budget crisis outlined by state official
Greg Burton, West Virginia secretary of the Department of Administration, warned editors that the state faces a worst financial picture since World War I. He projected a $30.5 million shortfall this year, rising to $250 million in 2004, with health care costs, Medicaid, and rising court related spending as major drivers, and noted 24 states plan budget cuts totaling over $8.3 billion. He urged possible tax and policy changes, including a cigarette tax increase, while aiming to avoid layoffs through attrition.
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Greg Burton
West Virginia
Burton
National Governors Association
Ohio
Virginia
Kentucky
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Department of Health & Human Resources
PEIA
Public Defenders
BRIM
State Supreme Court
Surgeons slash heart surgery transfusions across Virginia
In a shift at MCV and UVA Medical Center, transfusions during heart operations have fallen from about 80 percent to roughly 20 percent. Doctors credit new guidelines, bleeding control drugs, and methods that keep patients healthier after surgery, noting a paradigm shift in transfusion practice.
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Richmond
Medical College of Virginia
University of Virginia Medical Center
Bruce D. Spiess
MCV
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