Virginia Senate halts gas tax hike in new budget plan
The Virginia Senate drops a proposed gasoline tax increase while maintaining sales, income, and cigarette taxes as lawmakers restart negotiations with the House of Delegates on a two-year budget. The House Finance Committee endorses removing sales tax exemptions for major industries, including airlines and shipping, while preserving exemptions for commercial media. The move aims to end gridlock from the regular session and set a path for a special session budget debate.
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House
Mark R. Warner
Senate
Franklin P Hall
Department of Taxation
Ronald Reagan
Hall
House Finance
Harry Parrish
Senate Finance Committee
Warner
McDowell County eyes new federal prison investment
McDowell County could gain a $100 million plus construction project and hundreds of jobs if the federal Bureau of Prisons selects a 300acre Indian Ridge site at Welch for a new federal prison. Environmental review begins in April, with support from Coalfields Expressway Authority and state officials.
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Welch
McDowell County
Coalfields Expressway Authority
Indian Ridge
James B. Jones
Bureau of Prisons
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
Dw.va
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Jones
del. Richard Browning
Wyoming
Michael Goode
Expressway Authority
Mid-Atlantic
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
West Virginians choose state coin designs for quarter
Residents urge a New River Gorge Bridge image over a quilt outline for West Virginia’s commemorative quarter. Contest winners include quilt design by Jamie Lester Morgantown and bridge image by Penny and Kenneth Jones Barboursville. Votes opened by Gov Wise via online form or fax with a Friday 5 p.m. deadline.
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New River Gorge Bridge
Ashley Pettus
Bluefield
Lynda Turpin
West Virginia
Ginger Copley
Brushfork
New River Gorge
Jamie Lester
Morgantown
Penny
Kenneth Jones
Barboursville
Point Pleasant
Capitol
Golden Dome
Bob Wise
West
State officials knew council on aging director's salary two years ago
State lawmakers and officials knew two years ago that Wyoming County Council on Aging Director Bob Graham earned far more than peers, yet no public outcry or state probe occurred. The survey later showed Graham's 301728 yearly compensation versus an average around 43000 leading Gov. Wise to order an inquiry into use of state funds.
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Graham
Bob Wise
Council
Bowman
Public Hearing on 2004 HUD Small Cities Grant in Bluefield WV
The City of Bluefield West Virginia will hold a public hearing on March 23 2004 at 730 PM in Council Chambers with the Board of Directors to inform the public about activities planned for its fiscal year 2004 HUD Small Cities Block Grant funding. The meeting aims to resubmit a grant for city building code enforcement and demolition of unsafe dilapidated structures. City Clerk Drema A Shireman authorizes this notice.
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West Virginia
Council
Board of Directors
Drema A. Shireman
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Larry Dent
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