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Garcia also noted that repealing the personal income tax would, of course, benefit people with more income. Proposals to raise other taxes, including sales taxes, would disproportionately hurt lower-income people.

Here's what's still in play in the West Virginia Legislature  Beckley Register-Herald

While some people who’ve had abortions in West Virginia regret them, and others say those decisions were best for them, they agree on the importance of accurate information.

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Another year, another effort by West Virginia lawmakers to weaken environmental regulations.

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Justice’s budget plan would provide no new money for government services both new and current residents would need and would raise the sales tax on goods they’ll buy.

Charleston – Gov. Jim Justice has announced he plans to rescind his stay-at-home order at 12:01 a.m. Monday and replace it with a “safer at home” executive order.

Charleston — A South Central Regional Jail correctional officer tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, state officials announced Friday.

Charleston – West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said Friday he was issuing an executive order directing the state Department of Health and Human Resources and National Guard to test all

Charleston – As other West Virginians isolate to reduce risk of contracting COVID-19, as well as transmitting it to others, some West Virginia inmates are asking they be permitted to

Charleston – West Virginia experts on addiction say another crisis looms over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Less than a month before a representative of an anti-Muslim group set up a display Friday in the West Virginia Capitol, three local leaders from the major Western

As West Virginians lose their jobs, more may turn to the state/federal health insurance program Medicaid to obtain health care during the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Charleston – West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced, during a Monday afternoon press conference, that he was issuing a stay-at-home order, beginning Tuesday at 8 p.m.

Charleston – In an address to the state Tuesday evening, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced health officials have detected the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Eastern Panhandle

charleston – A West Virginia lawmaker sponsored a bill to permit faith-based drug prevention programs in schools at the request of a faith-based organization. But the lawmaker, Sen. Mark Maynard,

Charleston – The West Virginia Senate on Friday returned $16.9 million in funding to a bill meant to assist foster parents in West Virginia.