State joins tobacco deal with WV to gain 1.7 billion
West Virginia joined a proposed national tobacco settlement promising 1.7 billion over 25 years for smoking related health care and programs. Attorney General Darrell V. McGraw Jr. and Gov. Cecil Underwood announced at a press conference attended by lawyers and health advocates. They called the move right for residents with long term health care and prevention benefits.
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West Virginia Tobacco Settlement Details and Prohibitions
The plan allocates 1.7 billion dollars to West Virginia over 25 years with annual payments about 70 million. It ends with ongoing payments tied to inflation and health costs, funds a 1.45 billion anti smoking campaign, and adds 400 million for a smokeless tobacco fund. It also bans Joe Camel style cartoons, restricts youth targeting, bars billboard ads, and forbids tobacco brand apparel promotions.
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WVU eyes Beckley area site for college affiliation
WVU officials say renovating the former Beckley Junior High would cost about 4 million, far beyond the 1 million funds available for leasing and integration with the College of West Virginia. They are considering the nearby AEP building, appraised at 680000, for classrooms, labs, and offices, with faster occupancy and lower renovation costs. The plan stems from CWV affiliation efforts and Beckley district changes.
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Future Highway Bypass Skirts Greenwood Cemetery
State transportation official says the East Beckley bypass will avoid Greenwood Memorial Park. Environmental manager Jim Colby notes the environmental impact study should be ready for public hearings by next spring. The preferred route runs north from I 64, crosses Stanford Road west of Beckley ARH, and avoids the cemetery while routing east around Wal-Mart and near Stanaford.
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Tax CHANGES Experts: West Virginia on right track with proposals
National tax experts praised a gubernatorial commission in Charleston for its two day seminar on proposed tax reform. Speakers from the Urban Institute World Bank and NCSL attended. House Speaker Bob Kiss indicated any tax changes may wait until 2000. Ronald Snell of NCSL cited state and national prosperity as a rationale.
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Paint Your Wagon Caboose Gets Fresh Coat in Sophia
Ron Lambert a Sophia water plant employee applies a new coat of paint to the caboose on Thursday in downtown Sophia as MD Morgan reports for The Register-Herald.
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