CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new proposal in the state legislature, Senate Joint Resolution 6, will take a different approach to eliminate the Business Inventory Tax. Lead sponsor Chris Rose, R, Monongalia, 2, said the proposed amendment to the Constitution also eliminates the personal property tax rebate system and provides revenue guarantees to county commissions. On…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The State Senate has passed Lauren’s Law (Senate Bill 584), which will increase penalties in cases involving dangerous illegal drugs. Lauren Cole was a 26-year-old WVU graduate seeking a master’s degree in social work when she died in July of 2020 after unknowingly ingesting a fatal dose of fentanyl. The Cole family…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Highways will conduct bridge inspections in downtown Morgantown this week that will disrupt traffic. From Monday, March 17 to Friday, March 21, crews will restrict one lane on the Walnut St. Bridge from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Flaggers will be in place to manage the flow…