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July 9, 2020 by
Summer Policy Institute Agenda 2020

All SPI sessions unless otherwise noted will take place over the Zoom video conferencing platform. Prior to the SPI Conference please make a free Zoom account at Zoom.us, and if possible, download the Zoom app for whatever device you’re planning on using to access the meeting. If you are unable to download the app, a…

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March 15, 2012 by
Taxes and Business Location – The Cracker Test

Today's news that Shell Oil Company has chosen a site in Pennsylvania as the location for their new cracker facility comes after months of competition between PA, WV, and OH over which state would land the cracker, with each state offering a variety of incentives. (A "cracker facility" converts ethane from natural gas liquids into more profitable chemicals…

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April 1, 2013 by
Should West Virginia Adopt a Mileage Tax?

As the Gazette reported on Wednesday, the WV Department of Highways is pushing a bill to study the feasibility of replacing or supplementing the motor fuel tax with a vehicle miles traveled (VMT)  tax to help address the declining State Road Fund revenue which is partly due to more fuel efficient vehicles. The VMT tax…

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October 10, 2011 by
New Study Shows No “Free Market” in Energy Development

This past Friday we talked about the illusions that some people have about the role of government in the "free market." Another wrinkle in the free market mythology is how the federal government supports what Alexander Hamilton called "infant industries" with direct investments, subsidies and tariffs. This is especially true when it comes to the…

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October 27, 2020 by
Despite Judge’s Ruling, West Virginia Won’t Immediately Distribute Stimulus Checks to Those Incarcerated

Mountain State Spotlight - Despite a federal judge’s ruling, West Virginia has no immediate plans to distribute federal stimulus checks to people incarcerated in the state’s jails and prisons. Read the full article. The federal government sent many Americans $1,200 checks earlier this year, through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. But for months, the…

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