CHARLESTON — The 2026 legislative session is less than 60 days away, but Gov. Patrick Morrisey is considering calling lawmakers into a special session as soon as December to accelerate cuts to personal income tax rates, though some lawmakers raised concerns about moving too quickly.
According to several sources, Morrisey wants to present lawmakers a tax reform package that could include a 3.88% flat personal income tax rate, which could return as much as $277 million to taxpayers if approved.
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Dear Annie: I’m writing about my sister, “Claire,” who seems to be living two completely different lives. By day, she’s a high-powered attorney, wearing tailored suits and commanding boardrooms. But on weekends, she disappears to a tiny town in Michigan, where she rents a cabin and paints. None of her colleagues know about her art, and she told me she doesn’t want them to find out.
Recently, Claire confided that she’s thinking of quitting her firm to paint full time. The problem is, she’s spent
(AP) — A copy of the first Superman issue, unearthed by three brothers cleaning out their late mother’s attic, netted $9.12 million this month at a Texas auction house which says it is the most expensive comic book ever sold.
The brothers discovered the comic book in a cardboard box beneath layers of brittle newspapers, dust and cobwebs in their deceased mother’s San Francisco home last year, alongside a handful of other rare comics that she and her sibling had collected on the cusp of World War
CHARLESTON – In a late Monday night filing, U.S. Sen. Jim Justice agreed to settle with President Donald Trump’s Internal Revenue Service for more than $5.1 million in outstanding tax debts owed by the former governor and former first lady Cathy Justice.
According to a joint motion for consent judgement filed Monday night by attorneys for U.S. Sen. Justice and Cathy Justice and attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Tax Division, the Justices agreed to pay $5,164,739.75 in unpaid federal
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have traded Gold Glove second baseman Marcus Semien to the New York Mets in exchange for outfielder Brandon Nimmo and cash.
The deal announced Monday ends Nimmo’s 10-year run with the Mets to start his career. A person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press that Nimmo agreed to waive the no-trade provision in the $162 million, eight-year contract he signed after becoming a free agent for the first time after the 2022 season. The person
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Community Calendar is reserved for nonprofit, civic organizations. Unless otherwise noted, events listed should be considered free and open to the public.
WEDNESDAY PICKIN’: at Armadillo Flats will not take place this week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Wednesday Pickin’ will resume on Dec. 3 at Armadillo Flats in Elkins.
FREE THANKSGIVING MEALS: will be available on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 27, at First United Methodist Church in Elkins from 11 a.m. to 1
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is rising again on Monday, ahead of a week with shortened trading because of the Thanksgiving holiday.
The S&P 500 climbed 1.6% and added to its jump from Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 310 points, or 0.7%, as of 1:57 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 2.6% higher.
Stocks got a lift from rising hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut its main interest rate again at its next meeting in December, a move that could boost the
Dear Annie: My parents, especially my mother, were abusive throughout my childhood physically, verbally and emotionally. I lived in fear from the time I was 5 years old. I worked hard, stayed out of trouble and built my own life without asking them for help, but my mother still treated me with cruelty and favoritism toward my younger sister.
When I finally cut off contact in my 40s, I thought I was reclaiming my peace. But after my parents passed, I found out my sister — their “favorite” — had
CHARLESTON — The public comment period is now open for West Virginians to weigh in on proposed rules governing the certification of sites for the state’s new law aimed at luring data centers powered by their own microgrid power plants.
The Division of Economic Development within the state Department of Commerce filed its legislative rule and emergency rule for data center/microgrid district certification on Nov. 10, kicking off a 30-day written public comment period ending Wednesday, Dec. 10.
CHICAGO (AP) — On this trip to Chicago, Aaron Rodgers was just a spectator at Soldier Field. Mason Rudolph tried to rally Pittsburgh to a late win, but it didn’t work out.
Rodgers might own the Bears, but the Steelers don’t.
With Rodgers sidelined by a broken left wrist, Rudolph threw an interception and lost a fumble in a 31-28 loss on Sunday. The Steelers dropped to 1-13 against the Bears in Chicago.
“That’s the role of a backup quarterback: You have to be ready whenever your number is
