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State Regulators Weigh In On Pole Access Cost Sharing

Disputes between pole owners and other utilities over capacity, access and cost-sharing have proven to be a major stumbling block for the maintenance and improvement of infrastructure nationally.

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Secretary, Mt. Olive Superintendent Found In Contempt

In May, U.S. District Judge Thomas E. Johnston ordered inmate Keith Lowe transferred to a state psychiatric facility from Mount Olive Correctional Complex. Lowe had attempted suicide after being in solitary confinement for 12 years and his legal representatives at Mountain State Justice feared he would try again. 

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Justice, Former Speaker Tim Armstead Dies At 60

Former Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates and former Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court of Appeals, Tim Armstead, died Tuesday following a brief hospitalization. He was 60. 

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New Proposal Aims To Spur Home Construction In Huntington

Huntington needs more housing for the people who commute to work there, so Mayor Patrick Farrell has proposed a plan to exempt new residential housing construction from the city’s Business and Occupation (B&O) tax. 

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