Lawmaker vows counterstrike on health benefits
Sen. Jay Rockefeller pledged to block reductions in coal miners health benefits after the Supreme Court voided part of the Coal Industry Retiree Health Benefit Act. The decision affects Eastern Enterprises and about 74,000 beneficiaries, with state leaders promising possible Congressional action to preserve funding.
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Charleston
Jay Rockefeller
U.S. Supreme Court
Rockefeller
D-W.va
Eastern Enterprises
Feller
Kassy Kelley
Kelley
Eastern
Congress
Washington, D.C
Rainelle probes missing fiscal records as audit looms
A state Department of Tax and Revenue investigator will travel to Rainelle within a month to examine 18 months of missing budget records amid a feud between Mayor Eugene McKenzie and Recorder Philip Adams. Missing items include year 1996-97 and part of 1995-96. town has not been audited since 1993.
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Rainelle
State Department of Tax and Revenue
Lisa Thornberg
Eugene McKenzie
Philip Adams
McKenzie
Adams
Dodson-Hager Ford
Revco
Council
Jim Decker
Congress edges IRS overhaul bill toward Clinton signature
Congress moves toward sending President Clinton a sweeping IRS restructuring bill with new taxpayer rights. The House approved 402-8 on June 25 and Senate Finance hearings earlier fueled momentum, setting up a final vote as the administration promises a signature. The measure shifts the burden of proof toward the IRS in many tax court disputes.
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Congress
Clinton
IRS
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Wanton Endangerment Trial Judge Holds Two In Contempt
In a Raleigh County court the judge for the Alvin Templeton wanton endangerment trial held Tonya Boling and Billy Cook in contempt after witnesses Donnie Templeton Jr and Anthony Templeton reported threats. Boling was jailed after being found in contempt and Cook was later jailed. the judge warned the family to stop such behavior and noted possible retaliation charges could follow. Templeton Sr testified about family pressure to drop charges stemming from a shotgun incident at a Fireco home during the defendant's stay.
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Raleigh
Alvin Templeton
Tonya Boling
Billy Cook
John Hutchison
Donnie Templeton Jr
Anthony Templeton
Kristen Keller
Hutchison
Boling
Cook
Keller
Templeton
Donnie Templeton Sr
Donnie
Tabitha Templeton
Fireco
West Virginia Lottery Numbers and Jackpot Update
Lottery results from West Virginia show Daily 3 with 6 2 4 and Daily 4 7 0 4 4. Cash 4 Life 6 25 32 85. Powerball 5 16 19 29 34 with Powerball 24. Jackpot listed at 59.7 million dollars.
Overcrowding hits six West Virginia regional jails
West Virginia jail officials say five of six regional jails exceed capacity with overcrowding linked to a recent inmate beating death at South Central Regional Jail in Charleston. Two inmates charged. First violent death since 1989. Charleston 46 over capacity of 349. Beaver 90 over 332. Martinsburg 64 over 176. Holden 11 over 200.
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West Virginia
South Central
Martinsburg
Beaver
Raleigh County
Holden
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