Grim forecast at legislative breakfast for Virginias
Tom Colley reports at the Bluefield Holiday Inn breakfast that both West Virginia and Virginia face grim budget challenges as their new legislatures prepare to open. Governors Wise and Warner will address state woes with proposed tax increases and agency reforms, reflecting tough times and calls for courage, cuts, and sacrifices.
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Joint Chamber
West Virginia Legislature
Virginia General Assembly
Bob Wise
Mark Warner
West Virginia
Wise
Legislative
Bluefield
State Supreme Court
State of the Commonwealth
Warner
Charleston
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff Directory Entry
Sports Editor Samantha Perry and staff editors Tammie Toler Barbara Hawkins Bob Redd manage coverage with Charles Owens and Andy Patton. Dennis Yena serves as City Editor with senior copy editing duties under the Daily Telegraph masthead.
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Tammie Toler
Barbara Hawkins
Bob Redd
Charles Owens
Andy Patton
Dennis Yena
Virginia and West Virginia legislators face budget crunches
Virginia and West Virginia lawmakers convene midweek to tackle 2003 business amid severe budget gaps. Virginia projects a $50 billion two year plan with a balanced approach, while West Virginia faces a $3 billion budget and a $36 million to $200–250 million shortfall next year. A cigarette tax is debated in the Mountain State to fund Medicaid and other reforms, with widespread concerns over revenue stability and future shortages.
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Phillip Puckett
Del
Jackie Stump
Virginia
Stump
Truman Chafin
John Pat Fanning
Benny Keister
Charleston
Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
West Virginia
Warner
WVU Fans Call for UVA Sanctions After Bowl Show
A letter to the editor denounces the University of Virginia for an alleged halftime display at the Continental Tire Bowl on December 28, 2002. The writer urges WVU fans to pressure UVA and the ACC for sanctions and threatens a boycott of future confrontations with UVA.
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University of Virginia Cavaliers
Pride of West Virginia
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UVA
Frist cats and politics mix in Senate flap
A Washington wrap reports on Bill Frist amid a Senate rise, PETA critique of his past vivisection, and how his new post limits charity hospital work. The piece also covers Bush’s press room cleanliness drive, McCain Lieberman climate bill aims, Navy secrecy on laundry tech, and oil reserve talks for gasoline prices.
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PETA
Mary Beth Sweetland
Sweetland
Sudan
Commerce Committee
John McCain
Bush
Senate
White House
McCain
Joe Lieberman
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Thomas A. Colley
Randy Deason
Farl Ray
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