West Virginians cite jobs and medical malpractice as top issues
Residents across towns including Bluefield Princeton and Lashmeet cite unemployment and lack of training as key problems while doctors face high malpractice insurance costs. They urge caps on liability and better state job growth to keep physicians and workers from leaving the state. Local voices blame unemployment and malpractice for economic strain.
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Green
Tom Kirby
Bluefield
Allison Lilly
Princeton
Virginia
Mollie Lilly
West Virginia
Rock
Rita Pennington
Theresa Wright
Lashmeet
Vanessa Jones
Wilson Poff
Bramwell
West Virginia group urges stiffer penalties for meth crimes
Penalties Continued from A-1 describes calls by the association to distinguish meth trafficking and production from other drugs with harsher penalties. It urges stricter rules on meth use and production and supports requiring involuntary blood samples from impaired drivers. The WV Supreme Court ruling allows refusal of blood samples and bars warrants, complicating DUI enforcement.
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Sadler
WVPAA
Association
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
West Virginia
Mark Blevins
Bdtonline
Residents call for jobs and fiber optic links in Southwest Virginia
In Va and nearby, residents urge action on unemployment and economic development. They want more help for regular people, fewer prison projects, fiber optic access, better roads, water service, and stronger support for small farms and businesses amid education funding concerns.
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Lyle
A & L Paving
Vansant
Rocky Gap
Aubrey Gore
Bluefield
Bill
Juanita Marrs
Richmond
Virginia
Marrs
Gene Heart
Richlands
Heart
James
Lidian
Lawmakers Clash Over Budget Plans in Virginia and West Virginia
Virginia Gov. Mark Warner pursues a new budget to balance the coming year amid a 50 billion proposal and university autonomy talks. West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise cuts spending to close a projected 30 million deficit for 2003 with potential 250 million to 300 million shortfalls in 2004 if a cigarette tax fails. Lawmakers face taxes, tort reform, workers comp, education funding, and delays on the Coalfields Expressway while sessions begin in Charleston and Richmond.
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Virginia
Mark Warner
West Virginia
Bob Wise
U.S
Rick Boucher
General Assembly
Tidewater
Coalfields
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