Policy commission seeks nationally respected educator
West Virginia's Higher Education Policy Commission plans a budget not reflecting Gov. Underwood's 3 percent agency cut. If funds allow, modest growth is expected. the panel also begins a national search for a new state chancellor, with pay set above the current highest paid president.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Higher Education Policy Commission
Cecil Underwood
Underwood
Commission
John Hoblitzell
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Page
Higher Education Interim Governing Board
Thomas Healey
Senate Education
Lloyd Jackson
D-Lincoln
House Education
Jerry Mezzatesta
D-Hampshire
West Virginia University
David Hardesty
Mercer County Board of Education to Meet in Regular Session
The Mercer County Board of Education will hold a regular session on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Mercer County Technical Education Center Seminar Center in Princeton. Several items are on the agenda.
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Mercer County Board of Education
Princeton
Mercer County Technical Education Center
Senate clashes over marriage penalty tax relief plan
The bill would widen the 15 percent bracket and raise the standard deduction for joint filers to ease the marriage penalty affecting couples earning 20k to 75k while also aiding those who currently benefit from a marriage bonus. Democrats criticize timing and benefits for wealthier couples. Republicans defend targeted relief as working-family support amid Medicare drug talks. The estimate shows 5-year cost at 89.8 billion, with a 10-year projection of 292 billion.
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Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Texas
Clinton
Congress
Joint Committee On Taxation
Coalfields Expressway progress outlined at VDOT meeting
Buchanan County officials and residents wearing Coalfields Expressway logos gathered to push for route completion from McDowell County West Virginia through Virginia to Pound. Kenny Hale urged welcome centers at borders while Ybarra noted $53 million earmarked, EIS review underway, and a final corridor decision due after the Salem hearing October 5.
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Kentucky
West Virginia
Buchanan County
Hale
McDowell County
Virginia
Ybarra
EIS
EPA
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
VDOT
Bristol
Tazewell
Buchanan
Bland
Wythe
Grayson
Lee County
Tennessee
Salem
Virginia Grants Fund City Projects Across Bluff City and Richlands
Gov. Jim Gilmore announced Virginia Community Development Block Grant funds for Pearlsburg and Richlands. Pearlsburg will get 1,048,006 to improve three streets, 26 homes, stormwater drainage, sewer lines, housing rehab, and waterlines. Richlands receives 700,000 for downtown revitalization along Front Street and nearby areas.
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Pearlsburg
Bluff City
Lynn Barber
Barber
Richlands
CDBG
Kenneth Wyser
Front Street
Second Street
Suffolk Avenue
Mattie Williams
Virginia
Gilmore
Department of Housing and Community Development
WDOH
Town of
Lebanon
Smyth County
Sussex County
Scott County
City
HEALTHSOUTH Rehab Center Expands at Princeton Campus
The HEALTHSOUTH rehab facility on the Princeton Community Hospital campus is owned by HEALTHSOUTH. Since 1987 the center has changed hands, with HEALTHSOUTH taking ownership in 1995. An expansion in 1998 added an outpatient center at Mercer Mall and upgrades including patient rooms, an ADL suite, a community room, a dialysis suite and a larger pharmacy. The site operates a Regional Transcription System serving facilities in several states and employs about 180, with more hires planned when expansion finishes in 2001. Rotary President Vic Allen led the meeting. Lower Pine Street cleanup was set for today at 9 am, and horse show workdays were scheduled for July 29-30.
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Princeton Community Hospital
PCH
Mercer Mall
Princeton
Howell
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Roanoke
Charleston
Rotary
Vic Allen
Bill Draper
Lower Pine Street
Impact volunteers finish week of repair across Virginia
From A-1 impact program crews from throughout Virginia repaired a rotting porch and painted trim and gutters. Leroy Williams said the Bluefield College residents, 20-person teams and 19 crews completed 20 projects with church and business support. A Friday Harman Chapel closing celebration capped the week as volunteers prepared to depart.
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Leroy Williams
Virginia
Impact
Bluefield College
Harman Chapel
Malvin Carroll
Franklin
Teresa Gresham
Franklin City
Franklin to Receive 1.25 Million for Flood Recovery
Franklin officials announce a $1.25 million flood recovery grant will aid repairs and resilience efforts. The funding supports infrastructure repairs, housing assistance, and community restoration projects for affected residents.
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