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*West Virginia Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Tuesday November 05, 2024 ( 6 items )  

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Smith: Factsheet - Tax Hikes Looming for Americans Across Country If Washington Democrats Get Their Way
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: As Vice President Harris continues to promise tax hikes for American families, workers, farmers, and small businesses, Ways and Means Tax Teams have heard repeatedly across the country that the Trump Tax Cuts cannot be allowed to expire - and now Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) is releasing fact sheets with the key information Americans and their elected officials   more

W.Va. Gov. Justice Announces $58 Million Contract, Breaks Ground on Next Section of King Coal Highway
BLUEFIELD, West Virginia, Nov. 5 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice today announced the award of a $58 million contract for the construction of a 2.5-mile stretch of the King Coal Highway, connecting Littlesburg to the Mercer County Airport. The King Coal Highway is a four-lane highway approximately 95 miles long running through McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Wyoming, and Wayne counties, along or near currently existing US 52 fro  more

W.Va. Gov. Justice Announces $77 Million Contract for Major Bridge Project on Corridor H, Will Complete Kerens to Parsons Section
BLUEFIELD, West Virginia, Nov. 5 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice today announced the contract award for Roaring Run Bridge, completing the Kerens to Parsons section of Corridor H. Triton Construction Inc. has been awarded the over $77 million project. Gov. Justice made the announcement during an event along the King Coal Highway, where he announced another contract award. "Getting the Roaring Run Bridge project off th  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Detroit Man Sentenced for Federal Drug Charges
CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Nov. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Shakur Jones, 25, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 151 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, Jones was the supplier of methamphetamine, cocaine ba  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024: Terric Zaire Williams, 25, of Akron, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a substance containing methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on March 29, 2023, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at a Charleston apartment where Williams w  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Three Correctional Officers Admit to Violating Civil Rights
CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Nov. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Three former correctional officers from United States Penitentiary Hazleton have admitted to their roles in the violation of civil rights involving the assault of a prisoner, announced United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld. Robert David Sims, 42, of Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, pled guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Accordin  more