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SPEAK OUT:
WAR AGAINST W.VA. ENERGY
U.S. House narrowly passes (219-212) cap-and-trade bill -- HR 2454. W.Va.'s members vote against bill. Battle now moves to the U.S. Senate.

Oppose Climate Change/Cap-and-Trade Bill - Contact Senators Byrd and Rockefeller to share your concerns about the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009.  

State’s Energy Industry, Economy Under Attack
Businesses, Workers Urged To Oppose Climate Change Bill, Costs
 
  • Click to learn more and to speak out in opposition.
  • Click to see letter you can mail.
  • Overview of federal regulatory actions facing coal, mining
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    2009 Legislative
    Session Overview
    Click to read legislative wrap-up report

    Survey Shows West Virginia Businesses
    Rank Legal Reform As Top Issue
    W.Va. Chamber Survey Measures Viewpoints On Several Policy Matters
    March 17, 2009

     

    Winter 2009 W.Va. HR Journal

    Commentaries: Steve Roberts
    Recovery Acts Falls Short In Helping A State Like W.Va.
    Sunday Gazette-Mail, May 10, 2009

    Priority 1 For Lawmakers: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
    Long-term Plans Would Help Energy And Manufacturing
    Charleston Daily Mail, February 9, 2009

    Ten Achieveable Health Care Improvements
    The Charleston Gazette, Oct. 2, 2008

    Learn About Key Issues:
       - Employee Free Choice Act


    W.Va. Chamber's 2009 Policy Papers

    Each year the West Virginia Chamber adopts policy papers on key issues that will help to drive business growth and job creation in the Mountain State. (Click to read the 2009 policy papers.)

    West Virginia Maintains Poor Rankings In Legal Studies
    The American Tort Reform Foundation has issued its Judicial Hellholes® 2008/2009 report (click to see), and West Virginia again is included at the top of this ranking. Click to read press release.

    The Institute for Legal Reform issued its 2008 rating of state legal climates, and West Virginia again received a last place rating. Click to read report.
    The American Legislative Exchange Council issued a study, called “Rich States, Poor States,” that places West Virginia low regarding its legal system and tax structure. The study ranks the Mountain State 40 out of 50. The study ranks West Virginia’s judicial climate as being 50th out of 50 states and notes that West Virginia also is not a Right to Work state.
    W.Va. Chamber Events

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    UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENT:

    OSHA 10-Hour
      and 30-Hour Voluntary
    Compliance Training Courses
    July 14-17, 2009
    Charleston Marriott
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