Legislature passes bill revising court costs for minor offenses
Charleston reports lawmakers approved a bill changing 10 words in state law to add 42 dollars to every ten dollar municipal fine for offenses such as pooper scooper violations. Municipal League chief says costs fund regional jail. debate centers on impact on municipalities and jail funding. Senate vote 30 to 3. House vote 91 to 1.
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Charleston
Municipal League
Lisa Dooley
Grandma
Dooley
Randy White
Webster Songe
Osher Craige
D-Putnam
White
Webster Springs
Craige
Steve Canterbury
Tor
Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority
Underwood
Senate
House
West Virginia considers home equity loan limits
Charleston attorney Dan Hedges warned legislators that West Virginia lacks loan regulation and hosts aggressive telemarketing and door to door lending. He urged a Texas style limit and state licensing for lenders as a model while acknowledging banks offer sound equity loans. The subcommittee voted to begin drafting targeted rules.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Dan Hedges
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund
House
Senate
Texas
Hedges
Sharon Bias
Congress
Federal Reserve System
Beckley Council eyeing tax reform and police precinct move
Beckley Common Council plans an ordinance to switch business taxes from annual to quarterly returns, with city calculating annual totals. A July 28 public hearing will decide the measure. The panel also approved buying Scott Avenue Sev enth Street corner property for a police precinct at 1000 dollars. They seek an 80000 recycling grant for a cardboard truck and renewed a 121224 drug control grant. A budget revision adds 93663 from coal severance taxes for salaries and contracted services.
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Beckley Common Council
Emmett Pugh III
Pugh
Scott Avenue
Seventh Street
Howard
Alma Earehart
State Division of Natural Resources
State Division of Criminal Justice Services
Beckley shooting suspect surrenders to police
Anthony Scruggs of Beckley turned himself in to the Beckley Police around 11:30 a.m. Detectives charged him with malicious wounding wanton endangerment and sale and transfer of crack cocaine. He was arraigned in Raleigh County Magistrate Court and admitted to Southern Regional Jail on 50 000 dollars bail. He allegedly shot Jay mar Sims of Cleveland in the left leg with a .22 rifle. the weapon was not recovered and the motive was a drug debt.
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Anthony Scruggs
Beckley
Cedric Robertson
Scruggs
Raleigh
Southern
Jaymar Sims
Cleveland
Robertson
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Silverpoint Homes, LLC
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