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Wheeling sales tax funds more than $1M in paving

WHEELING, W.Va. — That extra penny or two consumers have been paying for their morning coffee since Wheeling enacted its sales tax in 2013 could soon result in some smoother road surfaces across the Friendly City. City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a pair of contracts totaling more than $800,000[Read More…]

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Timing bad for Legislature’s ‘scaled back’ tank law

An editorial from The Dominion Post  MORGANTOWN — It was broken and the Legislature fixed it. Then, once it was actually working, the Legislature “fixed it” again. Now it appears lawmakers should have quit fixing it when they were ahead. In January 2014, a chemical spill contaminated the drinking water for 300,000 people,[Read More…]

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Strong April collections bode well for W.Va. budget

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Strong tax collections in April should put the state in line to finish the 2014-15 budget year with a balanced budget, Revenue Secretary Bob Kiss said Tuesday. “I think we’re on target to come in with a balanced budget without having to do anything drastic,” Kiss said[Read More…]

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Gov. Tomblin: State will meet workforce needs

SOUTH CHARLESTON — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has a message for West Virginians: If you’re drug-free and earnestly want a job, the state has an array of programs to get you trained and employed. Tomblin also has a message for business and industry: Whether you’re expanding in the state or looking to come here, West Virginia is committed to providing[Read More…]

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W.Va. development agency counting lots of base hits

An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While big events make headlines, routine successes don’t often attract much attention. The same can be said in baseball, where grand slams — a home run with the bases loaded — is big news while base hits — where the batter[Read More…]

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Winning marathoner credits humble W.Va. roots

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Four years and a week ago, the prestigious Runners World Magazine began a story on a budding star in the distance running world this way: “So who the heck is Clara Grandt and how did she run 2:29:54 in her marathon debut on Monday?”  They know now. On[Read More…]

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