CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice has issued a proclamation amending his original call for the West Virginia Legislature to convene in Special Session, adding several new items for consideration.
Some of the additional items include:
- A 2% reduction in the personal income tax.
- A resolution to honor Hershel "Woody" Williams with a statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection.
- Funding for certain federally-funded broadband expansion programs to come from the West Virginia Economic Development Authority.
- Supplemental funding for West Virginia University, Marshall University, Concord University, Shepherd University, and New River Community and Technical College.
- The allocation of $5 million for statewide EMS program support.
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