Brooke County’s Wellsburg Bridge Finalist For National Transportation Award
One year ago, thousands of West Virginians and Ohioans gathered at the Ohio River to celebrate the op...
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Landowners Say They Are Being Taxed Unfairly At Public Hearing
The House of Delegates held a public hearing on a bill that would remove a sunset clause from the current oil and gas personal property tax assessment. A sunset clause is a note in the bill that gives it an expiration date, unless other legislative action is taken to extend the bill.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBill To Raise Taxes On Wind Turbines Advances In Senate
If Senate Bill 231 becomes law, wind turbines would be taxed as real property, not as personal property.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSenate Tax Reform Proposal Gets State Tax Dept. Scrutiny
Details read from a State Tax and Revenue Department Fiscal note on the multifaceted Senate tax reform plan would see a total cost of around $740 million instead of the $600 million Senate projected cost.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCoalition Opposes Amendments 2 And 4
A coalition of educators, county representatives, nurses and others gathered inside West Virginia’s Capitol Tuesday urging voters to say no to two proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot this November.
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Two Sides To A Proposal That Would Eliminate W.Va.’s Business Property Taxes
If West Virginia voters say yes to "Amendment 2" on the November ballot, the state legislature will have the authority to eliminate business equipment and inventory taxes and the property tax on vehicles.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLawmakers Struggle with Right Course of Action for Tax Reform
As part of a continuing effort exploring possible changes to the state tax code, members of the Joint SelectCommittee on Tax Reform held a day-long public…
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