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Gov. Jim Justice says his proposed homeland security incentive for eastern U.S. coal mines would cost about $4.5 billion annually.
The West Virginia governor, elected as a Democrat last year, presented the plan to the Trump administration before announcing his switch to rejoin the Republican Party earlier this month.
It calls for paying power companies to burn steam coal mined in northern and central Appalachia.
It’s intended to ensure that energy source continues in the face of difficult market forces and could keep the eastern power grid operating during any emergencies affecting supplies of natural gas or coal mined elsewhere.
Justice, whose family owns mines, says keeping eastern coalfields open is “critical to national security.”
He last week said the White House was receptive though he didn’t have a commitment.
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With the midterm elections approaching, Us & Them is taking the Dinner Party on the road to a trio of communities across West Virginia. In the first of our three gatherings this fall, host Trey Kay is back in Charleston bringing together conservative and liberal West Virginians to share a potluck meal, talk politics and see whether conversation across the divide can uncover some common ground.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe votes are in – more than 3,200 of them – and the winner of the inaugural Coolest Thing Made In West Virginia competition will be announced next week. It’s down to the final five. Assistant News Director Maria Young caught up with Bill Bissett, president of the West Virginia Manufacturers Association, which is hosting the contest, to find out more about the finalists.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAt the core of the case is who in government has final authority over policy and rulemaking for the state's public schools: the Board of Education or the Legislature.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe state argued that the judiciary cannot and should not intervene in what they see as regular legislative proceedings when removing one of their own members.
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