West Virginia tries to tone down its relationship with Hollywood

By   /  April 1, 2013  /  Featured, News, State Government, Virginia, West Virginia  /  No Comments

'SUPER 8': This Steven Spielberg film, shot in West Virginia, benefited from state tax credits given as an incentive for filming there.

West Virginia may become the next state to temper its love fest with Hollywood.

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Cities, town giving away money to Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s

By   /  September 19, 2012  /  Alabama, Business, California, County Government, Featured, Free Market, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, News, Open Records, South Carolina, Texas, Uncategorized, West Virginia  /  13 Comments

LARGESS: Bass Pro Shops received $1.3 billion in local and state assistance during a 15-year period.

By Scott Reeder | Watchdog.org
BOSSIER CITY, LA — When Bill Winkler opened his small archery shop, he was prepared to compete against businesses large and small, but not against a government-financed competitor.
“The day Bass Pro opened here in Bossier, the number of arrows I sold dropped off by 50 percent,” Winkler said.
A Bass Pro Shop opened [...]

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WVA: House EPA bill probes political fault lines in coal war

By   /  September 18, 2012  /  Energy, Environment, Featured, News, Virginia, West Virginia  /  1 Comment

Two Alpha Natural Resources miners: a dying breed?

By Kenric Ward | Watchdog.org Virginia Bureau
Renewing charges that the Obama administration is waging a “war on coal,” congressional Republicans are striking back with legislation targeting the Environmental Protection Agency.
Amid the latest round of mine closures, the gambit highlights a political divide between West Virginia‘s Democratic senators.
The U.S. House is scheduled to take up a [...]

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