Flatfoot Dancing: Appalachia’s Percussion Instrument
West Virginia’s annual Appalachian String Band Music Festival is not just about old-time fiddle and banjo music. Flatfoot dancing goes alon...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWhether it's at the gas pump or at the grocery store, West Virginians have been feeling the pinch of recent record inflation. But understanding why things cost more in a modern, globalized world can get tricky very quickly.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWVPB spoke with some state petroleum and retail experts on the polarity in what you’re paying at the pump.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGov. Jim Justice is reconsidering a gas tax holiday to help relieve West Virginia drivers from pain at the pump.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDemocrat House and Senate leaders say their requests for immediate gubernatorial action on a proposed month-long gas tax holiday have fallen on deaf ears
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDemocrats from the West Virginia House of Delegates and the Senate again said West Virginia should follow Maryland and other states' lead - suspending the state’s 35.7 cent a gallon gas tax for 30 days. In a press conference Tuesday, they demanded a special session if Gov. Jim Justice refuses to act.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDemocrats from the West Virginia Legislature held a press conference on the state capitol lawn, with a gas station in the background, to call on Gov. Jim Justice to suspend the state gas tax for 30 days.
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