Times West Virginian, Yahoo News - Marion County officials are breathing a sigh of relief after learning that West Virginia voters rejected Amendment 2. Read the full article. Amendment 2, also known as the Property Tax Modernization Act, was intended to entice businesses to move to West Virginia by amending the state constitution to allow…
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Public News Service - Some parents said they have struggled to make ends meet after federal monthly Child Tax Credit payments of between $300 and $360 a month per child stopped last December. Without the extra cash, some West Virginians anticipate not being able to afford basic necessities as consumer goods and gas prices continue…
West Virginia MetroNews - Constitutional amendments were headed toward defeat as results came in Election Night. Read the full article. With more than three quarters of all precincts across the state reporting, Amendment One on impeachment powers was being voted down 219,792 to 157,161. Amendment Two, the highest profile measure about property taxes, was being…
West Virginia News - The people of West Virginia have spoken, Gov. Jim Justice said Tuesday evening. Read the full article. Voters overwhelmingly rejected the state’s proposed Amendment 2, according to unofficial results from the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office. With 40 of the state’s 55 counties reporting at least partial results as of…
The Inter-Mountain, Wheeling Intelligencer - West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice says it’s time to “get serious” and think about what might happen if Amendment 2, “The Property Tax Modernization Amendment,” passes in next week’s general election. Read the full article. If approved, the measure would give the West Virginia Legislature authority to exempt machines and equipment directly used in…
WSAZ - Election day is less than a week away, and there has been a lot of buzz about a couple items on the ballot in West Virginia. Watch the full segment. Seth DiStefano with the West Virginia Office of Budget Control stopped by First Look at Four to talk about Amendments 2 & 4.
Mountain State Spotlight, Beckley Register-Herald, Yahoo News - While there are four proposed amendments to the West Virginia constitution on voters’ ballots this year, one in particular has dominated state politics for months: Amendment Two, also known as the “Property Tax Modernization Amendment.” Read the full article. Public disagreements between Republican leaders in the state…
Observer - On weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., JohnBoy Palmer works as a serviceman for Hope Gas in Monongah, West Virginia. He spends his days turning on home heating gas for new residents, and responding when customers suspect a leak. Read the full article. When he gets off work, Palmer, 36, begins campaigning…
Route Fifty - Republican lawmakers in West Virginia are asking the state’s voters next Tuesday to pass property tax cuts for businesses they say could attract more companies to the state. Read the full article. The taxes on business property like machinery and inventory though are a significant source of funding for local governments in…
Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia Daily News, Beckley Register-Herald - Holland Cole grabs a tiny fist full of pink Play-Doh and kneads it. Next to her sits a box full of art supplies for sculpting trees, hearts, butterflies or anything a preschooler could desire. Her friend, 3-year-old Ayda James, molds purple and blue ponies, while…