Lawmakers hear issues facing Mercer County economy
West Virginia lawmakers and county commissioners from Mercer and nearby counties met at the Mercer County Courthouse to discuss financing strains from coal tax losses. The association pressed bills to let counties hire tax collectors, raise election removal thresholds, and improve court cost collection, with focus on jail costs and faster case processing.
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Princeton
County Commissioners’ Association of
West Virginia
Mercer County
Mercer
Wyoming
Summers
Senate
Bill Cole
R-Mercer
John Shott
Marty Gearheart
Clif Moore
D McDowell
Joe Ellington
Mercer County Commission
Vivian Parsons
Association
Parsons
Moore
County Commission
Cabell County
Parson
Cole
West Virginia State Police
Silas Mullins
Wyoming County Commission
Mullins
Gene Buckner
Short
Bluefield High plans theater trip to New York in 2016
Bluefield High School teacher Shawn Williams leads tenth grader Tristan Smith and senior Kayla Cochran as the drama group prepares a March 2016 theater focused trip to New York. The trip includes two Broadway shows and a workshop with Broadway performers, with students fundraising to cover about 995 dollars each.
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Bluefield
Bluefield High School
Shawn Williams
New York
Tristan Smith
Williams
Willems
Blake Stowers
Paris Agreement begins bold carbon diet for world
The Paris climate accord unites nearly 200 nations to curb fossil fuel use and limit warming. Experts warn that hitting the harder target by 2050 or 2070 requires near zero emissions, with debates over negative emissions and costs. Hollande pledges tougher national goals and urges broader action.
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Paris
Earth
John Schellnhuber
Potsdam Institute For Climate Impact Research
Germany
Joer
Kevin Anderson
Tyndall Centre For Climate Change Research
Britain
Granger Morgan
Carnegie Mellon University
United States
Europe
Japan
USS
Paul Bledsoe
Clinton Administration
China
Climate Interactive
U.S
Climate Action Tracker
Rachel Cleetus
Union of Concern Scientists
Francois Hollande
France
Obama seeks to reassure on terror strategy
President Obama aims to calm fears of terrorism during the holiday season by detailing his plan to defeat Islamic State. White House officials say visits to the Pentagon and the National Counterterrorism Center will explain the strategy, contrast with Donald Trump, and include a naturalization ceremony and a call with religious leaders.
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Ashington AP
America
Barack Obama
White House
Obama
Pentagon
National
Oval Office
Donald Trump
U.S
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