The West Virginia Beverage Association is crying foul on Governor Justice’s proposal to raise taxes on soda. The association says the plan would hit working families, small businesses and their employees the hardest, just when they’re struggling to get through an economic downturn. The tax increase would generate over sixty-mllion-dollars.
Senator Manchin spent most of Sunday talking about his vote on the COVID-19 relief bill. Manchin delayed the vote on Friday over concerns about the size and duration of unemployment benefits. Senate leaders, Manchin and the White House struck a deal to lower the benefit to $300 per week and extended the benefits to Sept. … Read more
Governor Justice was on national TV over the weekend, and says he’s please with President Biden’s nearly two-trillion-dollar COVID-19 relief package. He also talked about keeping the mask mandate in place, and says it’s prudent for 30 or 45 more days, until we got on “rock-solid ground.”
A Meigs County woman is under arrest on drug trafficking charges. Police found a large quantity of methamphetamine and a small amount of heroin after searching 44-year-old Amanda Honaker’s home. The search warrant capped off a long investigation into drug trafficking at the home.
Senator Joe Manchin is pushing for manufacturing companies to focus on clean energy. He’s co-authoring the American Jobs in Energy Manufacturing Act. The bill would provide a 30-percent tax credit to companies who focus on producing clean energy products.
Restaurant and bar owners had a good weekend after being able to return to full seating capacity inside. Governor Justice announced the return to 100-percent capacity on Friday, but masks and social distancing are still required.
There is help for those who had flood damage due to storms in Kanawha County between February 28 and March 2. Property owners can call the Kanawha County Planning Office or text their requests to (304) KC4-HELP (304-524-4357) and send information with pictures and the address of the location for debris pickup. Kanawha County Commissioners … Read more
After beating Charlotte in its regular season finale on Saturday, Marshall has won six of its last seven games entering the Conference USA Tournament. Marshall will face the winner of the Southern Mississippi/Rice matchup at 7:00PM on Wednesday night in the opening round of the Conference USA Tournament in Frisco, Texas.
Job growth was strong in February with the economy adding 379,000 jobs. That was the largest monthly job increase since October, but even with the growth experts say it will take about two years of growth at the current rate to get back to pre-pandemic levels.
A $1.5 million federal grant will help set up an emergency loan fund for businesses in West Virginia affected by the pandemic. The state’s senators said the grant was awarded to National Capital Investment Fund, Inc. in Charles Town and came from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The money will help the group launch an … Read more