Wise appeals for higher ed budget alternatives in WV
Gov. Bob Wise urged higher education officials to help find alternatives to further budget cuts. He said colleges and universities hold top minds in West Virginia and that much of the general revenue is already tied up in court mandates and pension obligations, leaving little room to trim. The request came during a meeting of the state governing board at the India Center in South Charleston.
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West Virginia
Wise
India Center
South
Malpractice insurance rate hike approved for West Virginia doctors
About 500 West Virginia doctors covered by Medical Assurance will face 13 percent higher premiums next year after the state Insurance Commission approved the increase. The rise is below the insurer's 17.5 percent request, amid new tort reform laws capping damages at 250000 with exceptions.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Insurance ‘Commission
Birmingham
Ala
Medical Assurance
Jane Cline
Frank O'Neil
O’neil
West Virginia justices weigh video lottery and grant legality
The West Virginia Supreme Court weighed the legality of the Economic Development Grant Committee and the use of video lottery. Justices questioned whether grants totaling 225 million dollars across 48 projects followed objective standards while showing reluctance to void the funds. Arguments centered on whether the state could fund bonds with video lottery proceeds and if the grants aligned with legislative intent.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court
Economic Development Grant Committee
Jackson County
Larry Harless
Elliott
Spike
Maynard
Harless
Warren McGraw
Larry Starcher
Joseph Albright
Albright
State Economic Development Authority
EDA
William Herlihy
Herlihy
February hearing set for Microsoft settlement in WV
A Feb 10 hearing in Boone County Circuit Court will decide final approval of an $18 million class action settlement between West Virginia and Microsoft. The deal, filed against anticompetitive practices, offers $5 vouchers for each Windows and MS-DOS license bought between 1995 and 2002.
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Madison
West Virginia
Microsoft
Boone ‘County
Schlaegel
Boone County
E. Lee Schlaegel
Norfolk man sues priest over 1970s abuse claims
A 45 year old Norfolk man, William Bruce Jeter, filed a civil suit in Virginia Beach Circuit Court against Rev. John E. Leonard for alleged molestation in the mid 1970s at St. John Vianney Seminary. The suit seeks 5.3 million dollars and also targets former Richmond Bishop Walter F Sullivan, the Diocese of Richmond and the Vatican.
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Norfolk
Virginia Beach, Va
Thas
William Bruce Jeter
John E. Leonard
Virginia Beach
Richmond
Walter F Sullivan
Vatican
Leonard
Jeter
St. John Vianney Seminary
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