As debates rage about health care regulation, West Virginia’s Certificate of Need law has come under increased scrutiny, but the reality is this program plays an important role in helping ensure access to care. Critics argue that this program stifles competition and drives up costs. However, ...
Each year, Wheeling’s mayor takes time during the annual State of the City address to honor a handful of residents that have made a positive impact on the city. Current Mayor Dennis Magruder, in his first formal city address this week, honored a group that includes some of Wheeling’s most ...
If the weather has been a hindrance to your daily (or weekly) routine, think about what it has meant to organizations dependent upon the help of others to fulfill their missions. For the American Red Cross, January can be a difficult month. Weather is a factor, yes, but so is the active cold ...
Removing parking meters from downtown Wheeling is the right and easy move to do. But we recall a time not too long ago when the Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce, led then by Terry Sterling, sought meter removals in the Central Business District and received a harsh “no.” The issue at ...
Donald Trump took the oath of office last week for a second term promising to disrupt the status quo. In 2017 Trump had won narrowly and he inherited a GOP majority in Congress that had a long-developed agenda on taxes, healthcare, judges and much else. The main policy victories of his first ...
Arriving in the mail for many of us starting this weekend just past was a piece of information that would be profitable not to misplace: the MV-1 form from the West Virginia State Tax Division, which indicates how much of a personal property tax credit you’re eligible for on your 2024 ...