House OKs ARC funds for Appalachian development
The House approved 150 million dollars for the Appalachian Regional Commission and 135 million for TVA development. ARC covers 397 counties in 12 states plus all of West Virginia, with prior funding and later trims expected. Senators Byrd and Rockefeller proposed 2.36 billion for ARC highway construction, plus 462 million for West Virginia, funded from the highway trust and continuing after 1992.
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Public employees may get pay raise in Charleston special session
Gov. Gaston Caperton will ask lawmakers to use 5 million in surplus funds to grant state workers a 1008 raise and lift the minimum to 10000 as of August 1. Teachers excluded, pay rise costs 30 million for 30,000 workers. The session also targets workers compensation reform and tax settlement transparency, plus transferring coal promotion duties to the Public Energy Authority.
Governor Caperton seeks 5 million surplus for $1008 raise
Governor Gaston Caperton says he will request lawmakers allocate 5 million in surplus funds to grant all state workers a $1008 pay raise effective August 1 and lift the minimum state employee salary level. teachers are excluded and their salaries will be addressed in a special August session.
Manning named West Virginia university system chancellor
Oklahoma education official Charles Manning was named chancellor of West Virginia University higher education system. He will start August 1 and is the first permanent appointee to the Trustees post. Manning earns 88,000 dollars as executive vice chancellor for the Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education.
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Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers today and tonight
Mostly cloudy today with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the 80s. Tonight remains cloudy with showers likely and lows in the 60s.
WV Teachers push for higher pay and more input
The West Virginia Federation of Teachers plans a renewed push for higher salaries and greater teacher input in education decisions. A survey of over 2,100 teachers shows 92 percent finding the 5 percent pay raise inadequate and 60 percent calling greater input a key reform priority. Governor Gaston is mentioned in the source.
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Bob Brown
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Teachers’ Organization
West Virginia
U.S
Gaston
Princeton business leaders warn traffic plans worsen bottleneck
Princeton area firms told West Virginia Division of Highways officials that plans for the U S 460 and I 77 intersection will keep Oakvale Road businesses bottlenecked. Chamber leaders and other local reps urged reconsideration of a split ramp into the business district. Officials outlined ramp widening and signals, noting clover leafs and loops would require too much land and safety gains are limited. Completion is more than a year away.
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Supervisors plan July release on school board probe
Tazewell County Supervisors Paul Crawford and Jack Reasor expect a final report by the July 9 board meeting. They have met with several people and the Tazewell Evangelical Association over concerns about the demotion of former Tazewell Middle School principal Keith Nicholson.
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Staggers votes against flag burning amendment on House panel
Rep Harley Staggers of West Virginia opposed sending the constitutional amendment banning flag burning to the House floor. The Judiciary Committee voted 19 17 to send the bill with no recommendation amid a party line fight over the measure and potential subcommittee action.
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