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A West Virginia ban on publicly funded trinkets bearing an elected official’s name or likeness is becoming effective.
The law prohibiting elected officials from using taxpayer money for certain products and services took effect Thursday.
It says public funding can’t be used to put an elected official’s name or likeness on a public vehicle, trinket or advertisement, such as a billboard.
The law prohibits using public money or employees for entertainment activities within 45 days of an election in which the elected official is a candidate.
The bill says magnets, mugs, cups, key chains, pill holders, band-aid dispensers, fans, nail files, matches and bags are examples of trinkets.
The Republican-led Legislature passed the ban. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed it.
The state Ethics Commission is crafting rules regarding the law.
The commission will be chaired by Tourism Secretary Chelsea Ruby with members to be announced in the coming weeks.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA two-man rescue team found the body of mine foreman Steve Lipscomb, 42, of Elkview, in the Rolling Thunder coal mine in Nicholas County Thursday morning. An around the clock search and rescue operation has been in motion since Saturday.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPresident Donald Trump points to what he calls “soaring” crime to justify deploying federal agents and National Guard troops to some American cities. Us & Them checks with an expert who reviews our nation’s crime data and sees inconsistent reporting and declines in major crime categories. This comes at a time when a poll shows the public is more worried about scams and school shootings than street crime.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHow violent is America? We listen to an excerpt from the latest episode of Us & Them where host Trey Kay looks at what crime data really tells us.
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