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Tuesday May 24 2016 forecasts patchy fog from 7 to 8 a.m. then sunshine with a high near 79. Winds light. No precipitation expected.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 2016
Page
1
Tuesday May 24 2016 forecasts patchy fog from 7 to 8 a.m. then sunshine with a high near 79. Winds light. No precipitation expected.
West Virginians may drink raw milk via animal sharing agreements after a Republican led Legislature and Democratic Governor Earl Ray Tomblin signed a law that took effect Monday. The rule bars selling raw milk and requires health risk acknowledgment and recent tests for the animals. Tomblin had vetoed a similar bill previously citing public health risks.
Senate advances a $4 billion spending plan to second reading amid warnings of a veto risk if the Rainy Day Fund is drawn down. SB 1001 would cover a $271 million shortfall with higher cigarette and tobacco taxes and a new e-cigarette fluid tax, while other Gov. Tomblin requests to raise the sales tax and telecom data taxes gain little traction. Senate Finance Chair Mike Hall cites $141 million from the Rainy Day Fund and proposes 2 percent across the board cuts for agencies and 10 percent cuts for constitutional offices, with Tomblin’s budget cutting $86 million. No Democrat votes on the Finance Committee.
Virginia Republicans ask the Virginia Supreme Court to block more than 200,000 felons from voting in November, accusing Gov. Terry McAuliffe of abusing power by restoring voting rights. Led by House Speaker William Howell and Senate Majority Leader Thomas Norment, the suit seeks to halt felon registrations since April 22 and argues the governor overstepped constitutional separation of powers.
Grant's Supermarket, with 14 locations in southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia, hosts a free lunch to go for law enforcement today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event supports the Paint the Town Blue initiative by West Virginia Wives Behind the Badge to honor local officers amid May activities.
Mercer County woman Christina Lynn Bolin 22 of Princeton faces postponed sentencing after a jury found her guilty of child neglect resulting in serious bodily injury and injury. Circuit Court Judge William Sadler noted a psychiatric expert’s input would be considered, with terms ranging one to 10 years and one to five years respectively.
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