Virginia legislators weigh budget pain and reform
At a breakfast with lawmakers, speakers urged action on workers compensation and warned of looming deficits as Virginia faces a 250 million shortfall this year and potential 200 million and 150 million downturns in the next two years. Discussion covered tax policy, education funding, and coal truck weight limits, with calls for reform and continued pro business changes.
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D-Mercer
Del
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Mercer
Charleston
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House Finance Committee
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Senate
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Merger review says combined banks face market limits
DOJ notes 13 centers hold 290 million in deposits and loans while the Fed found no competitive threat after remedies. BBT operates 80.2 billion assets with 1110+ branches across Carolinas and multiple states. First Virginia, Virginia’s largest state-based bank, has 11.2 billion in assets. Dennis Yena at bottonline.com.
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Falls Church
Pilot markets first hill flight ends with damaged wings
Caldwell, assisted by two men, cut the wings down after a mishap during his first flight from the hill. He was not injured as Bluefield police and fire crews responded to the scene. Wind conditions were unfavorable. Contact Mark Blevins at mblebins bottonline.com.
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Caldwell
Bluefield
Mark Blevins
Bottonline
Bluefield water facility closure affects trash disposal
Henne notes the closure of the dump pushes residents to use the county landfill and mentions new or ongoing construction costs. City Treasurer Cromer announces Memorial Day city offices closed and trash pickup shifted to Tuesday. Contact Jody Neal at meal bottonline.com.
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Henne
Charles Cromer
Jody Neal
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Yemeni courthouse blast wounds four officials say
Explosion at the Jibla courthouse wounded a judge and three others after a man carrying a pistol confessed to planting the device. Two suspects were arrested as police described the blast at 8 50 am in the courtyard. Abed Abdul Razak Kamel was condemned to death last week for killing four people at the hospital in Jibla. The interior ministry said Kamel had no proven links to al Qaida and acted allegedly from religious motives.
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Yemen
U.S
Jibla
Hizzam al-Mufaddal
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Kathleen A. Gariety
Wauwatosa
Wis
Martha C. Myers
Montgomery
Ala
William E. Koehn
Kansas
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