CHARLES TOWN — West Virginia state representatives of the Eastern Panhandle gathered on Monday at Corner Connection for a town hall to hear from the community before they begin the next legislative session. The panel included State Delegates Joe Funkhouser, Wayne Clark, Bill Ridenour and Chris Anders and State Senator Jason Barrett as they discussed government process and important issues facing the county and the state.

One of the first topics focused on data centers and micro grids and the recent legislation that was passed last session that was designed to attract those things to the state through tax incentives. The Secretary of Commerce issued a rule to implement the legislation. Clark began by explaining the process, that after a new law is passed, it goes through rulemaking which i

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