West Virginia pins population growth hopes on income tax cut
CUNEYT DIL, Associated Press
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1of5FILE - This May 9, 2012, file photo, shows the Grandview State Park overlooking the New River Gorge National River in Grandview, W.Va. The state offers numerous trails for hiking and other spots with scenic views. With West Virginia poised to lose another congressional seat due to its long, steady population decline, Republican lawmakers are convinced a massive tax cut is the key to reversing the trend. (Kenny Kemp/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP, File)Kenny Kemp/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2020, file photo, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice celebrates his reelection at The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. While the United States doubled its population over the past seven decades, West Virginia headed in the other direction. With West Virginia poised to lose another congressional seat due to its long, steady population
CHARLESTON â The West Virginia Senate on Thursday passed a bill banning transgender middle school, high school and college girls and women from playing on womenâs sports teams.
The legislation (House Bill 3293) now returns to the House of Delegates, which must decide whether to accept or reject the Senateâs changes.
Among the Senateâs amendments was expanding the bill to affect colleges. The House version of the bill affected only middle and high school sports under the supervision of the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission. The SSAC regulates basketball, soccer, cross country and other sports.
The issue is largely supported by conservatives, and despite Republicans holding 23 of the 34 Senate seats, the bill passed only by an 18-15 margin.
2021/04/09 13:04 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) With West Virginia about to lose another congressional seat because of steady population decline, Republican lawmakers are convinced a massive income tax cut is the key to reversing the trend. But figuring out how to do that without harming the state s most vulnerable or punching a massive hole in the budget has proven complicated. Although the United States doubled its population over the past seven decades, West Virginia headed in the other direction. Tracking closely with the long-term decline of the coal industry, it is the only state in the nation with fewer residents than in 1950. Figures from the 2020 U.S. census, expected to be released later this month, are projected to reduce West Virginia s seats in the U.S. House from three to two.
Kenny Kemp/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP
This May 9, 2012, file photo shows the Grandview State Park overlooking the New River Gorge National River in Grandview, W.Va.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. With West Virginia about to lose another congressional seat because of steady population decline, Republican lawmakers are convinced a massive income tax cut is the key to reversing the trend. But figuring out how to do that without harming the state’s most vulnerable or punching a massive hole in the budget has proven complicated.
CHARLESTON – Gov. Jim Justice has signed the bill creating an intermediate appellate court for West Virginia, and other legal reform legislation is expected to soon become law.
Justice signed Senate Bill 275 on April 8. The idea for an intermediate court of appeals has been discussed for more than 10 years. The state Senate has passed similar legislation several times in recent years, but the House of Delegates never was on board until this session. Justice had pushed for the bill during his annual State of the State address.
“Today, West Virginia joined the more than 40 states and jurisdictions that have an intermediate court of appeals,” state Supreme Court Chief Justice Evan Jenkins said in a statement. “The West Virginia Supreme Court is prepared and committed to taking the steps necessary to ensure the new court operates in a way that ensures the public’s trust and confidence. That is what our citizens deserve and the constitution requires.”