New budget ignores key area projects in Southwest Virginia
Governor Jim Gilmore’s proposed 2000 2001 budget misses funding for Coalfield Expressway Historic Crab Orchard Museum Pocahontas cemetery restoration and Tazewell County Historical Society. Del John Tate notes Crab Orchard often received about 40 000 to 50 000 yearly and warns staff cuts may follow without state support. Only a few western projects are funded. Tate says he was shocked.
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Richmond
Jim Gilmore
Southwest Virginia
Crab Orchard Museum
Tazewell
Pocahontas
Pocahontas Cemetery
Tazewell County
Tate
Ross Weeks
Ross
Roanoke
Gilmore Sees Virginia's Future With New Republican Majority
Governor Jim Gilmore hailed the first Republican majority in Virginia's history during a packed address in Richmond. He praised the new Speaker S. Vance Wilkins Jr, touted tax cuts including car tax relief, vowed to bridge the digital divide, support southwest and southside Virginia, and boost funding for historically black colleges while defending standards of learning.
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Richmond
Jim Gilmore
Gilmore
S. Vance Wilkins Jr
Virginia House of Delegates
General Assembly
Commonwealth
Virginia
Southside
Underwood urges aggressive plan in state of the state
Gov Cecil Underwood used his State of the State address to challenge West Virginians to adapt to a services and high technology driven economy. He proposed selling 110 million dollars in bonds for roads, final year pay raises for teachers and public workers, more funds for needy student grants, and an economic summit with leaders from education, business, and industry.
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Charleston
Cecil Underwood
West
Underwood
Rod Blackstone
Concord masters program endorsed by NCHEMS report
Charleston based report from the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems recommends Concord College along with Fairmont West Liberty and Shepherd colleges to grant master’s degrees in one targeted area. The plan advocates regional needs focus and greater funding equity for higher education. Concord officials welcome the recommendation while noting legislative approval remains uncertain.
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Concord College
National Center For Higher Education Management Systems of
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Mountain State
Athens College
Nchems
Concord
Fairmont
West Liberty
Shepherd Colleges
Jerry Beasley
Joint Legislative Committee
Beasley
Becktley Register-Herald probes southern West Virginia cost of living
Three Beckley Register-Herald reporters spent over a month examining how families and individuals in southern West Virginia are making ends meet in a changing economy and how public and private programs help people cope.
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Beckley Register-Herald
West Virginia
Unemployed craftsman fights to stay local in Pineville
Randall Allen, a 34-year-old Pineville draftsman, has been out of work for over six months after leaving Star Manufacturing. He faced two Welch Job Service interviews that proved unsatisfactory. Allen earned 8.50 an hour and pays 175 monthly on housing, while Marshall University notes widespread job disruption from the coal-dependent economy. He recently earned Microsoft Certified Professional through NetServ, yet prefers stay near family in the area rather than relocate to North Carolina where opportunities exist.
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Pineville
Star Manufacturing
Welch
NetServ Consulting
Beaver
North Carolina
Glen Rogers High School
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