Demolition of flood damaged homes set in Northern Panhandle
An Ohio firm won a 538982 contract to tear down 110 flood damaged structures in the Northern Panhandle. Work begins within weeks and must finish by May. Ohio County has 41 demolitions, Hancock 18, Marshall 17, Wetzel 15, Tyler 10, Brooke 9. 22 counties were federal disaster areas after Hurricane Ivan flooding.
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Wheeling
Ohio
Panhandle
R.C. Construction Company & Son Inc
Cutler
May
Danny Sikora
State Division of Highways
Ohio County
Hancock
Marshall
Wetzel
Tyler
Brooke
Lawmakers urged to alter ethics bill in WV hearing
West Virginia lawmakers faced calls from three speakers to add two provisions to SB153 at a public hearing. The amendments would require disclosure of real estate investments and a spouse's general financial interests, and would address perceived flaws in the January ethics measure while deferring to Governor Manchin on corrections.
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Charleston
House
Judiciary Committee
West Virginia
Joe Manchin
Senate
Ethics Commission
Joe
Manchin
House Judiciary
Norm Steenstra
West Virginia Citizen Action Group
Steenstra
House Education
Jerry Mezzatesta
Senate Transportation
West Virginia eyes $22 million tax computer overhaul
West Virginia plans a major upgrade to its aging integrated tax system. Officials say the current 1970s system handles 42 taxes and 37 credits but lacks locator data, forcing manual processes to track funds for municipalities. A new system could take up to three years to implement and cost about $22 million, with potential annual savings of $18 million and improved taxpayer responsiveness.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Dana Miller
Miller
Tax Department
Joe Manchin
Manchin
Virgil Helton
Tical
Helton
Virginia
Wisconsin
West Virginia House backs bill to end Jim Crow era laws
The House of Delegates unanimously passed HB2466 to remove remaining Jim Crow provisions from state law, targeting a county school board ratio clause and a reference to the Negro board of education at Bluefield State College. Delegates Marshall Moore Spencer led the effort with support from Charlene Marshall and Cliff Moore.
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Charleston
West Virginia
House of Delegates
House
Senate
Negro Board of Education
Bluefield State College
Charlene Marshall
Monongalia
Cliff Moore
McDowell
Sharon Spencer
Kanawha
Bird watchers lose access to islands
Norfolk officials of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel closed three islands to bird watchers from April 1 to boost security at the sensitive transportation link. The move, made last week and to be reviewed at the commission meeting Tuesday, drew hundreds of protest letters.
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Norfolk
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Commission
Lucius J. Kellam III
Bridge-Tunnel
Kellam
Hampton Roads
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Harrison County
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Legislature
Legis.state
W.va
State
Legis
Jim Rubenstein
Division of Corrections
Steve Harrison
Rkanawha
KraftMaid
Quality Cabinet
Athens Road
Princeton
Lung Diseases and
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Sleep Disorders
Vishnu Patel
M.D
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