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News from July 2023

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West Virginia collected 0.5% more in taxes on public utilities licenses in 2022

By Mountain State Times | Jul 22, 2023

Of the $7.1 billion in taxes collected by West Virginia in 2022, $391,000 came from taxes on public utilities licenses, a 0.5 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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West Virginia collected $3.2 million in taxes on amusements licenses in 2022

By Mountain State Times | Jul 22, 2023

Of the $7.1 billion in taxes collected by West Virginia in 2022, less than 0.1 percent, or $3.2 million, came from taxes on amusements licenses, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Manchin Secures West Virginia Priorities in 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Funding Bill

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 22, 2023

On July 14, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured a number of West Virginia priorities in the Appropriations Committee markup of the Fiscal Year 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies funding bill. The Senate Appropriations Committee continues to work through the rest of the funding bills, which will hopefully be voted on by the full Senate later this year.

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Manchin Announces $5.9 Million to Strengthen Healthcare Services, Workforce Across West Virginia

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 22, 2023

On July 17, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $5,941,303 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen healthcare services and bolster the healthcare workforce across West Virginia. The funding will specifically be used to increase access to HIV/AIDS treatment, expand two Nurse Practitioner (NP) residency and fellowship training programs, strengthen substance use disorder treatment services and advance critical research into oral diseases and disorders through Marshall University.

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West Virginia collected $111.1 million in public utilities sales tax in 2022

By Mountain State Times | Jul 21, 2023

Of the $7.1 billion in taxes collected by West Virginia in 2022, 1.6 percent, or $111.1 million, came from public utilities sales tax, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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West Virginia ranks 17th in the U.S. for the most public utilities sales tax paid in 2022

By Mountain State Times | Jul 21, 2023

In 2022, West Virginia collected $111,101,000 in public utilities sales tax, ranking it 17th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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West Virginia collected $794.4 million in other taxes in 2022

By Mountain State Times | Jul 21, 2023

Of the $7.1 billion in taxes collected by West Virginia in 2022, 11.2 percent, or $794.4 million, came from other taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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West Virginia collected 20.1% more in alcoholic beverages sales tax in 2022

By Mountain State Times | Jul 21, 2023

Of the $7.1 billion in taxes collected by West Virginia in 2022, $20.8 million came from alcoholic beverages sales tax, a 20.1 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Manchin Welcomes Assistant Secretary of Commerce to West Virginia to Discuss Broadband Expansion

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 21, 2023

On July 14, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement welcoming Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Administrator, to West Virginia. Assistant Secretary Davidson will be holding a roundtable with local officials to discuss the more than $1.2 billion in federal funding coming to West Virginia through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.

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Manchin Secures West Virginia Priorities in 2024 Financial Services and General Government Funding Bill

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 21, 2023

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured a number of West Virginia priorities in the Appropriations Committee markup of the Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) funding bill. The Senate Appropriations Committee continues to work through the rest of the funding bills, which will hopefully be voted on by the full Senate later this year.

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West Virginia collected $2.9 billion in income taxes in 2022

By Mountain State Times | Jul 20, 2023

Of the $7.1 billion in taxes collected by West Virginia in 2022, 40.6 percent, or $2.9 billion, came from income taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Average VA IRRRL Loan amount in West Virginia increases from 2021 to 2022

By Mountain State Times | Jul 20, 2023

The average VA IRRRL Loan amount for West Virginia in 2022 was $257,450, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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West Virginia collected $20.8 million in alcoholic beverages sales tax in 2022

By Mountain State Times | Jul 20, 2023

Of the $7.1 billion in taxes collected by West Virginia in 2022, 0.3 percent, or $20.8 million, came from alcoholic beverages sales tax, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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West Virginia collected 42.2% more in amusements sales tax in 2022

By Mountain State Times | Jul 20, 2023

Of the $7.1 billion in taxes collected by West Virginia in 2022, $39.2 million came from amusements sales tax, a 42.2 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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79 people die from diseases of the heart in West Virginia during week ending July 8

By Mountain State Times | Jul 20, 2023

There were 79 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in West Virginia in the week ending July 8, making up 18.5% of total deaths by all causes in West Virginia.

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West Virginia ranks 15th in the U.S. for the most pari-mutuels sales tax paid in 2022

By Mountain State Times | Jul 20, 2023

In 2022, West Virginia collected $2,937,000 in pari-mutuels sales tax, ranking it 15th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Capito, Carper, Mcmorris Rodgers, Pallone Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort Urging Nrc to Establish Useable Advanced Nuclear Reactor Licensing Framework

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 20, 2023

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the EPW Committee, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.-05), Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led 20 senators and 44 House members in sending a letter to each member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) urging the commissioners to carefully review and modify, as necessary, the draft licensing framework for advanced nuclear reactor technologies to establish the regulations to enable the deployment of advanced reactors.

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Manchin, Committee Receive Testimony on Compacts of Free Association

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 20, 2023

On July 13, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to receive testimony regarding the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023, a legislative proposal submitted by the Secretary of State and Secretary of the Interior. During the hearing, Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) discussed the importance of renewing the Compacts of Free Association to counter China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region and the ongoing Compact negotiations with the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI).

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Manchin Opposes David Uhlmann for Assistant Administrator of the EPA

By Mountain State Times Report | Jul 20, 2023

On July 14, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on his decision to oppose the nomination of David Uhlmann to serve as Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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80 people die from cancer in West Virginia during week ending July 8

By Mountain State Times | Jul 19, 2023

There were 80 deaths from cancer reported in West Virginia in the week ending July 8, making up 18.7% of total deaths by all causes in West Virginia.