West Virginia House Speaker backs higher truck weight limits
House Speaker Bob Kiss supports raising the 80,000 pound limit to 120,000 pounds to protect coal hauling profits while stressing strict enforcement. He warned lawmakers may need more than three days to act as a bipartisan task force finished hearings. Insurance coverage for haulers is looming as a separate potential crash point.
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United Methodists urge restoration of welfare cuts in WV
West Virginia United Methodist Church adopted a resolution criticizing May welfare cuts aimed at closing a 90 million deficit. The body urged Gov Wise and lawmakers to restore nearly 28 million in contracted social services. About 520 DHHR jobs face July 1 cuts as 70 agencies tighten budgets.
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Mountain State to consider private high school in Beckley
Mountain State University eyes MSU Academy a private high school for local students who currently attend boarding schools out of state. If funded and supported, it could open in September 2003. President Charles Polk notes Beckley residents proposed the idea, citing parental desire for a home environment with boarding school style experiences.
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