European leaders pledge arms and EU bid for Ukraine in Kyiv visit
Four European leaders including Macron Scholz and Draghi voiced support for Ukraine aiming to join the European Union and pledged more weapons. Macron promised six more truck mounted artillery guns as Macron Scholz and others stress Ukraine determines its peace terms while visiting Irpin.
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Romania
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Zelenskyy
Olaf Scholz
Vladimir Putin
Scholz
Mario Draghi
Black Sea
Draghi
Irpin
U.S
Indicted in deadly Charleston area shooting case
A grand jury indicted two women in a Memorial Avenue shooting that killed a 13-year-old girl. Investigators described security videos showing a hatchback firing as a white SUV fled, with the ex-boyfriend charged with domestic battery and the duo held without bond. The defendants face arraignment June 27 at Mercer County Courthouse.
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Wallace
Memorial Avenue
Brooks
K.L. Adams
Bluefield
Mercer County
North Carolina
Adams
Southern
William Sadler
Brian K. Cochran
West Virginia lawmakers push plan to replace vehicle tax loss
Swope said a bill will replace lost county and school revenue from ending real estate and personal property taxes with general revenue. He noted a $1.2 billion surplus and outlined backfill in a yet-to-be-written bill. County officials urged a guaranteed funding stream to avoid local service cuts while schools rely heavily on personal property taxes.
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Scholz
France
Germany
Ukraine
Macron
Cochran
West Virginia
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Giordan
Bottonline
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Mercer County
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Tax Department
House
Senate
Jim Justice
Greg Puckett
National Association of Counties
Naco
Puckett
Lyle Cottle
Cottle
Charleston
West Virginia Center On Budget and Policy
West Virginia Association of Counties
Capito backs red flag framework and youth gun measures
Senator Capito endorses a federal framework funding states to enact red flag laws and school safety measures while stressing due process for gun rights. She supports stricter youth checks, juvenile records review, and mental health screen for under 21 buyers, amid broader debate on inflation and Build Back Better.
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Joe Manchin
R-Wva
Jim Justice
Texas
D-W. Va
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GOP
D-W.va
Krysten Sinema
D-Ari
Manchin
County considers opioid funding plan and future agenda item
County officials discuss a $26 million Endo settlement and an MOA with Chafin Law Services to manage opioid funds. They expect unknown distributions to counties, with plans to allocate money locally and offset past opioid problems. More settlements may come before the July 5 meeting and a NACo task force may guide expenditures.
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Puckett
Chafin Law Services
Lems
National Association of Counties
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