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The House of Delegates approved a bill Tuesday that would limit how much compensation a worker can receive if he or she is injured on the job and can prove their employer deliberately made the work environment unsafe.
For The Inter-Mountain CHARLESTON — Making good on a campaign promise, a bill by State Treasurer Riley Moore to help West Virginians wishing to enter the trades made it through the House Education Committee on Thursday. The committee substitute for House Bill 2001, the West Virginia Jumpstart Savings Program, was adopted Thursday afternoon, making it one of the first bills to head to the full House of Delegates. The Jumpstart Savings Plan, similar to the State Treasurer’s Office SMART529 college savings program and the WVABLE program for West Virginians with disabilities, would allow resi...
sadams@newsandsentinel.com State Treasurer Riley Moore talks about the advantages of his Jumpstart Savings Program for vocational programs and trades. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams) CHARLESTON — Making good on a campaign promise, a bill by State Treasurer Riley Moore to help West Virginians wishing to enter the trades made it through the House Education Committee on Thursday. The committee substitute for House Bill 2001, the West Virginia Jumpstart Savings Program, was adopted Thursday afternoon, making it one of the first bills to head to the full House of Delegates. The Jumpstart Savings...