Basham pushes feasibility study for King Coal Highway
Delegate Terry Basham introduces a motion to study a four lane Bluefield to Huntington highway as part of the interim highways plan. Bluefield to Huntington Highway Inc. backs the project to replace Route 52 or serve as I-73, with a goal of a 65 mph interstate through Southern West Virginia. Proponents of Shawnee Parkway attended, and Basham insists studies must cover all southern proposals.
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Charleston
Terry Basham
Dmercer
Basham
Joint Interim Committee On
Bluefield
Huntington
West Virginia
Mercer County
William Sanders
Bill Harvey
Capital
Workers' Comp deal reached
Charleston AP reports the West Virginia House of Delegates and Senate reached a compromise on transferring up to 250 million dollars to the Workers' Compensation Fund, with a potential rate rise of up to 20 percent. Leaders still differed on funding for 1,000 dollar state employee raises and on disclosure of tax credit recipients, but officials expected final resolution soon.
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Charleston
House of Delegates
Senate
Legislature debates funding and wage bills amid stalled talks
Lawmakers discuss moving 250 million into the Workers' Camp fund with potential rate hikes up to 20 percent. House and Senate clash on a 1000 dollar pay raise plan for state workers and a six day special session ends Wednesday. A Charitable Solicitations Act bill passes Senate and goes to Governor Caperton by voice vote. A conference panel to resolve differences on shifting coal industry duties to the Public Energy Authority. Senate Judiciary Chair Lloyd Jackson says most issues are resolved. The workers compensation measure would transfer 250 million from the black lung benefits fund to the Workers' Compensation Fund.
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Gaston Caperton
State Division of Energy
Public Energy Authority
Senate Judiciary
Lloyd Jackson
D-Lincoln
Workers’ Compensation Fund
Reform won't end with session in West Virginia
Two Mercer County representatives predict Worker's Compensation reform will continue beyond the current special session. They cite a bill from the governor's office that transfers 250 million from the black lung fund and creates a doctors panel to guide claims duration, wage reentry tests, and cost projections. Delegates Flanigan and Whitlow call the reform ongoing, aiming to improve management and long term costs, with further refinements next year. The debate reflects a broader business labor controversy surrounding the issue.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Mercer County
Flanigan
Senate
Tony Whitlow
Mercer
Whitlow
Del
Richard Flanigan
D-Mercer
States receive extra 11 million for WIC program expansion
The Agriculture Department reallocated 11 million dollars to 46 states for the WIC program. Officials cited higher dairy and citrus costs and regular carryover reallocations as reasons. The funding will fund about 300,000 additional food packages for participants in the final three months of the fiscal year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Betty Jo Nelson
Department
Food and Nutrition Service
Nelsen
Mostly sunny with warm forecast for today
Mostly sunny today with highs in the low 80s. Tonight will be clear with lows in the upper 50s. Weather package A-14.
Bush says tax hike needed to shrink deficit
President Bush acknowledged tax increases are necessary to address the growing budget deficit. Democrats hailed the move as a step in the right direction while Republicans staggered over the potential scope. Deficit projections exceed 200 billion dollars next fiscal year.
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Washington
Bush
White House
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Ill
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Thomas Foley
Congressional Democrats
Red Ink
Union and mines seek court to settle long strike
After 15 months of picketing at Jewell Valley and Middle Creek, Covenant Coal Company mines and United Mine Workers face National Labor Relations Board hearings on July 9 in Bluefield and August in Abingdon. Criminal cases against striking miners set for July 26 in Grundy and July 27 in Tazewell amid rock throwing and rock slinging incidents.
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Jewell Ridge
Jewell Valley
Middle Creek
United Mine Workers
Covenant Coal Company
National Labor Relations Board
Bluefield
Lowe
Willard Deel
Deel
NLRB
Abingdon
Grundy
Tazewell
J.B. Willis
Senate Rejects Flag Burning Amendment in Symbolic Vote
The Senate voted 58 to 42 against a constitutional amendment to ban flag desecration, nine short of a two thirds threshold. President Bush pressed for approval, while most Democrats opposed and the House had already rejected the measure. The move was described as symbolic and tied to election-year politics.
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Senate
Washington
Howard M. Metzenbaum
Dohio
Bush
Congress
United States
House
Thomas Foley
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