WOWK TV, Tax News Daily - West Virginia Governor Jim Justice held virtual a town hall Monday afternoon to discuss his proposal to repeal the state’s personal income tax. Read the full article. “Well I’ve outlined it a bunch of times and everything. We need our natural resources partners to help out just a little…
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Business Insider, Today UK News, Yahoo News, Good Word News - Congressional Democrats are scrambling to keep their $15 federal minimum wage proposal included in President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus plan this week as they face an unlikely obstacle: centrist members of their own party. Read the full article. Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and…
Mountain State Spotlight - Desperate to attract jobs, West Virginia lawmakers made drastic tax cuts. The result was declining investment in education — and stagnant job growth. Read the full article. That was more than a decade ago. Now, faced with the same problem, state lawmakers want to do it again. Amid a pandemic that has…
Times West Virginian - In fiscal year 2019, West Virginia’s state income tax brought in $2.09 billion to state coffers to fund nearly half of the state’s services needed to provide a decent quality of life in the Mountain State. Read the full article. Now, Gov. Jim Justice and the Republican supermajority are bent on…
Mountain State Spotlight, The Record Delta - Autumn came, followed by winter, and John Hammond remained in jail. Read the full article. “I miss being around my wife, my kids,” the 48-year-old said in a phone call from Central Regional Jail in December. Men were arguing loudly in the background. He did his best to ignore…
Weston Democrat - You’ve got to hand it to Gov. Jim Justice. The man is an excellent orator. He can make snake oil taste like champagne. Read the full article. In his State of the State address on Wednesday night, the governor touted the “West Virginia miracle” he believes he’s wrought during his time in…
West Virginia MetroNews - When she was first sentenced to time in prison, a West Virginia woman said she did not know what to expect. Read the full article. “You’ve got to learn hard and you’ve got to learn fast,” said Crystal Allen who served three years in prison for shooting her first husband. When…
Charleston Gazette-Mail, Huntington Herald-Dispatch - The COVID-19 pandemic is a war we’re finally starting to win, at great cost. Read the full op-ed. After such wars, good governments step in with bold ideas and concrete programs to help heal and rebuild. Think of Britain’s “Homes Fit for Heroes” after World War I and America’s G.I.…
West Virginia MetroNews - A first bill aimed at refining the governor’s emergency powers is headed for a vote in the House of Delegates. Read the full article. For months, lawmakers have been watching Gov. Jim Justice’s use of CARES Act relief funding. West Virginia received $1.25 billion in federal relief, and Gov. Jim Justice…
Charleston Gazette-Mail - When Republicans announce their faith in a plan to stimulate the economy, it is wise to tighten the grip on one’s wallet. Read the full op-ed. Presently, West Virginia’s GOP governor and the party’s legislative supermajority tell us that eliminating our personal income tax will cause 400,000 people in other states to…