WV House weighs video poker push amid tax and funding concerns
Lawmakers debate HB2205 to tax gray machines as vote timing shifts through House Judiciary and Finance. Proponents cite revenue for public education and PROMISE scholarships while noting undecideds and concerns from small grocers to fraternal groups. Governors and chambers push gradual progress, with polls showing mixed public support.
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Robert Morgenstern
West Virginia Education Association
Kenny Perdue
Afl-Cio
House
Judiciary and Finance Committees
Jon Amores
Dhanawha
Amores
Bond continues as district weighs auditorium need
Students in the band room tested loudness in a confined space with teacher Julie Kade, while seniors noted the lack of a dedicated auditorium. Officials cited the cafeteria, gym fires, and crowd-size limits as reasons to consider an auditorium, with Princeton Middle School or a local church as potential venues and two to three county trucks needed for move-in.
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Bers
Julie Kade
Seth Loughn
Brown
The
Madrigals
Princeton Middle School
Gaspersich-Hale
Princeton Middle
Impasse over school budget pace continues with state issues
School Superintendent Don Hodock said impasse to work with remains. He cited lack of a workable budget plan and no fixed date to present to the Board of Supervisors, noting state budget uncertainty and the governor's car tax cut as sticking points. The board previously approved a 1.68 percent teacher raise after TEA pushed for six percent.
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Don Hodock
Hodock
General Assembly
Local reactions split on Bush tax plan and education
In Princeton and Welch residents weigh in on President Bush's budget. Some support tax cuts and education funding, while others fear deficits and unclear implementation. Sen Byrd labels the plan madness as critics urge cautious reforms.
Byrd warns of tax cuts with debt risk in Bush plan
Senator Byrd argues the surplus is uncertain and urges using it to pay down debt not cut taxes, warning a loss could harm future generations. Rockefeller counters and favors a balanced split for tax relief, debt reduction, and Social Security safety nets, while Capito endorses Bush plan and calls it a stabilizing framework.
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Byrd
U.S. Senate
Senate
Bush
Sen
Jay Rockefeller
D-W.va
West
Shelley Moore Capito
West Virginia
Congress
Capito
Meachum Named Chamber Executives President
Marc Meachum of the Greater Bluefield Chamber was elected president of the West Virginia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives for 2001. He spoke to the Senate Select Committee on Economic Development about highway contracts taxes education annexation laws and regionalism efforts in Mercer County and surrounding areas.
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Charleston
Greater
Bluefield
Mercer
McDowell
John Nash
Meachum
West Virginia
Virginia
Concord College
Bluefield State College
Mercer County Technical Education Center
Princeton
Mercer County
Retirement Center
Tazewell County
Four Seasons
Chamber
Senate
Border Counties
Earl Ray Tomblin
D-Logan
McCabe Brooks
Kessler Jeffrey
Leonard Anderson
Edwin Bowman
Osher Craige
John Pat Fanning
Walt Helmick
Lloyd Jackson
Robert Plymale
John Unger
Bill Wooten
Andy McKenzie
Vic Sprouse
State Chamber
State Chamber of Commerce
Marriott
Bluefield High School
Wake Forest University
H&m Shoes
Charlottesville
N.C
Blacksburg
Highland Cellular
Bluefield Chamber
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Charleston Daily Mail
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Bill Clinton
Joe Colosi
Rocky Gap
Robert C. Byrd
D-W
Dina Brown
Vanessa Cline
McDowell County
Donnie Powell
Welch
America
Carolina Discount Furniture
Carolina
Sunda
Rea
Moeren
Fisher Freedom
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Zercon
Hutt Loarvanty & Tournament Fishermens Dreams
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Procraft Pro
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