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On The Legislature Today, during his State of the State Address, Gov. Jim Justice presented lawmakers with two plans.
The first was a way to balance the 2018 budget. The second, was a plan to raise more than $1 billion for road construction in the state through a road bond. Since, Justice has been traveling the state promoting that bond plan, but lawmakers have taken little action.
Secretary of the Department of Transportation Tom Smith discusses the proposal and whether Justice has given up on the push for new road funding.
Under a tax reform initiative in the Senate, West Virginians would pay a lower rate of income tax, but higher sales and property taxes—that is if both a Senate Bill and a Constitutional amendment make it through the legislative process and are approved by voters.
The Select Committee on Tax Reform and a Senate Finance subcommittee discussed the changes this morning, which members on both sides of the aisle say they have concerns over.
The House Judiciary Committee is considering a bill to require parents or guardians be notified if their underage daughter is seeking an abortion. House Bill 2002 was the subject of a public hearing at the Capitol this morning.
This week, a poet and musician draws inspiration from a distant family connection to the Grand Ole Opry’s Little Jimmy Dickens. Also, for 15 years, a Virginia library has been hosting a weekly Dungeons & Dragons game for teens. And, a taxidermist in Yadkin County, North Carolina found her calling before she could drive a car.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA lot of people who came of age listening to the Grand Ole Opry know Little Jimmy Dickens. With his clever songs and his rhinestone-studded outfits, the West Virginia native influenced a generation of performers. Now he’s remembered in a new book of poetry.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFor some Americans, this year’s political earthquakes hit close to home. Trey Kay reflects on federal budget cuts, the elimination of programs and agencies and the resulting layoffs of hundreds of thousands of workers. 2025 was also a year highlighting escalated immigration enforcement, and the deployment of National Guard troops in U.S. cities. One of those missions resulted in the tragic loss of a West Virginia National Guard soldier. On this end-of-year episode of Us & Them, we examine how today’s culture-war battles are reshaping the nation’s foundation.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFederal funding for arts and culture has been curtailed. Trey Kay looks at the reasons in the latest Us & Them. Also, the state board of education has approved another round of school closures and consolidations, the state Legislature is expected to take up several bills in the coming session to address foster care and children who are homeless, and U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom was laid to rest Tuesday at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton.
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