Latest West Virginia Headlines
All the headlines from our West Virginia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
SOME WEST VIRGINIA FLOOD VICTIMS GET TAX BREAK:
Sep 20 2004 // West Virginia residents in the Fayette, Lincoln, Logan and Mingo Counties who suffered damage in the late July severe storms can be exempted from paying some state sales and use taxes. Deadline for this exemption for both...
W. Va. Flood Victims Told Aid is Available
Sep 16 2004 // Flood victims in disaster-declared counties reportedly do not need to be concerned that disasters in other states will mean a reduction in funds available for West Virginia. Their applications for assistance will be...
SBA Economic Injury Loans Help W. Va. Businesses Following Storms
Sep 14 2004 // The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that low-interest loans to replenish working capital are available to West Virginia small businesses impacted by the July storms and subsequent federal disaster...
W. Va. Okays Rate Hike for Medical Malpractice Insurer
Aug 31 2004 // The Associated Press reported that an insurance company that had threatened to stop offering medical malpractice coverage to doctors in West Virginia has been granted a 9.5 percent rate increase, according to Gov. Bob...
Some W. Va. Flood Victims Get Tax Break
Aug 24 2004 // West Virginia residents in the Fayette, Lincoln, Logan and Mingo Counties who suffered damage in the late July severe storms can be exempted from paying some state sales and use taxes. Deadline for this exemption for both...
West Virginia WCC Receives Record Premiums
Aug 23 2004 // The West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission on Monday, Aug. 2 received more than $52 million in premiums, a new single-day record that exceeds the previous mark by nearly a half-million dollars. Deposits by...
W. Va. Gov. Extends State of Emergency for Several Counties Hit By Storms
Aug 18 2004 // West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise has extended the State of Emergency for 10 counties and added Fayette and Lincoln counties to the proclamation. “Several areas of our state suffered substantial damage to private and...
W. Va. WCC Files Suit Against Employers
Aug 17 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against three state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. Injunctions were filed in Kanawha County...
W. Va. Gov. Reports Disaster Declaration Approved for Three Counties Following Flooding
Aug 9 2004 // Gov. Bob Wise announced that a federal Major Disaster Declaration for West Virginia has been granted by the President because of recent flooding in the state. “I thank the President for granting this declaration so...
W. Va. Woman Sentenced in Comp Fraud Case
Aug 9 2004 // A Charleston woman has been sentenced to five years of supervised probation and ordered to pay full restitution to West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission after pleading guilty to conducting a...
W. Va. WCC Receives Record Premiums
Aug 6 2004 // The West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission on Monday received more than $52 million in premiums, a new single-day record that exceeds the previous mark by nearly a half-million dollars. Deposits by check or...
W. Va. WCC Files Suit Against Trio of Employers
Jul 23 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against three state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. Injunctions were filed in Kanawha County...
W.Va. Auto Rates Rising
Jul 20 2004 // West Virginians paid more for auto insurance in 2001 than people in all but 15 other states, according to statistics from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the Associated Press and the Charleston Gazette...
W. Va. WCC Receives Record Restitution
Jul 8 2004 // The West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission recently received two checks totaling nearly $320,000 in restitution resulting from recent convictions in U.S. District Court in Charleston. “This is the most...
W. Va. Gov. Announces Federal Grant for Implementation of Health Insurance Plan
Jun 28 2004 // West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise announced that the West Virginia Insurance Commission has been approved for a $500,000 grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The federal grant, entitled “Seed...
W. Va. Gov. Says Enough Doctors Exist for Network
Jun 24 2004 // Gov. Bob Wise announced this week another step toward bringing health care to all West Virginians – making insurance available to uninsured small businesses. As part of the Governor’s Health Insurance Plan for...
W. Va. A.G. Warns Public About Groups Fraudulently Claiming to Represent FEMA
Jun 23 2004 // West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is warning residents to beware of callers and door-to-door solicitors fraudulently claiming to be representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or groups...
W. Va. WCC Files Suit Against Employers
Jun 22 2004 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against two state employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. Injunctions were filed in Kanawha County...
W. Va. Lawmakers Study Home Insurance Costs
Jun 16 2004 // At least one insurance company tends to charge West Virginians more to cover their homes than residents in surrounding states, even when its losses are greater in the other states, according to a presentation given to...
W. Va. Gov. Reports Physicians’ Mutual Insurance Issued Certificate of Authority
Jun 15 2004 // Gov. Bob Wise announced that West Virginia Physicians’ Mutual Insurance Co. has received a Certificate of Authority from the offices of the Insurance Commissioner, allowing it to begin operations as an insurer of...
