Beckley Register-Herald - The news this week that the nonpartisan Tax Foundation has ranked West Virginia No. 21 in taxation burdens on citizens and business is a welcome improvement. Read That of course is a big move upward in the rankings, at least for people who think the state's tax structure discourages businesses from relocating here…
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Beckley Register-Herald - A politically-neutral tax research organization has ranked West Virginia No. 21 overall in taxation burdens to its citizens and business, bucking the state's reputation for having an anti-business attitude. ReadThat's a far better ranking than in past years, or even decades.The Tax Foundation ranking of West Virginia was based on comparing each state's…
The State Journal - With the Mountain State constantly being ranked last, it might feel like a far stretch to say West Virginia might be doing tax structure the right way. ReadBut according to a new study, West Virginia is ranked 21 among the best business tax climates in the country. In the latest from the…
Lexington Herald-Leader - After an upswing this year, coal production declined in Eastern Kentucky in the July-through-September quarter and dragged employment down with it. ReadStatewide, however, production rose for the third quarter in a row because of growth in Western Kentucky, according to a report released Friday by the state Energy and Environment Cabinet.Tonnage had…
West Virginia Public News Service - A summit on race relations coming Monday and Tuesday to Charleston offers a chance for a deep, civilized look at something that matters, according to its organizers. ReadIssues of bias typically are either ignored or inflamed, unquestioned or tangled in controversy, said the Rev. Ron English of the Charleston…
Charleston Gazette - The Kentucky Health Cooperative, which announced in May that it would enter West Virginia's health-care marketplace in 2015, has announced that it will postpone its entry for one year amid concerns that its infrastructure is not yet prepared to handle demand in the state. ReadJoseph Smith, chairman of the KHC, said the…
WSAZ-TV - The safety of drinking water was a key priority at a panel discussion Thursday evening at the University of Charleston. ReadThursday's panel was organized by Advocates for a Safe Water System, and co-sponsored by the WV Center on Budget & Policy, Healthy Kids & Families Coalition, National Association of Social Workers WV Chapter,…
Nonprofit Quarterly - As NPQ covered last month, one of the unusual votes on election day was for an amendment to the constitution of West Virginia to allow the Boy Scouts of America to retain its state tax-exempt status while it rents out the facilities it owns at the 10,600 acre Bechtel National Scout Reserve…
West Virginia Public News Service, Hampshire Review - A new survey finds broad support across party lines and age for the value of Social Security - even when it comes to paying a little more to expand benefits. Read The survey of Americans 21 and older finds three out of four value Social Security, with 86…
The Fayette Tribune - No churches, no citizens groups, no environmental organizations, no education organizations, no community development organizations, no responsible economic development/ sustainability organizations, no watershed organizations… no one else. Only the BSA Summit will enjoy this privilege. ReadThe Summit is a 900-pound stranger who has only recently arrived in this state, has a…