Wise revamps video poker bill in West Virginia
Charleston AP Gov Wise updates the video poker bill for House Judiciary review. The changes aim to win several votes while keeping a 9,000 statewide gray machine cap and a five machines per roof limit, but grant veterans and fraternal groups more placement flexibility up to 15 machines at a site if total terminals stay within five per site on average.
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House Judiciary Committee
Bob Wise
House
Jon Amores
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Amores
D-Kanawha
Attorneys Could Rate Their Judges In Virginia Plan
A 27 member task force led by Justice Barbara Keenan proposes a judge evaluation system. Virginia attorneys would complete questionnaires evaluating courtesy diligence fairness legal knowledge and efficiency. Results would provide feedback to improve performance and legislators would see last term evaluations to aid reappointment decisions. The plan follows hearings statewide with a final report due to the General Assembly in July.
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Virginia Supreme Court
General Assembly
Virginia
Barbara M. Keenan
Abingdon
Supreme Court
Four Seasons Country divides on gray machine tax plan
West Virginia Governor Bob Wise seeks a tax on gray video poker machines to fund the Promise Scholarship program, a measure split among Four Seasons Country residents. Some oppose gambling and reject the machines, while others back taxing owners who profit from them. The plan, limited to 9,000 statewide, faces a House Judiciary Committee vote.
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Billings
From welfare to self-care in Tazewell County
Rex Tester of the Tazewell County DSS reports the Welfare to Work program showing progress toward reducing TANF dependence. For 1999-2000, the department averaged 574 monthly participants with over 365 entering employment. About 63 percent work full time and 37 percent part time, reflecting slow but steady gains.
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Tazewell County
Rex Tester
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Ment
Social Services Department
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