Kanawha Relents On Funding Question

The dispute over funding libraries with property tax revenue in nine counties remains unresolved, but West Virginia's largest county has relented in its position on the issue.

As The Charleston Gazette reports, "A slim majority of the Kanawha County school board voted to restore about $2.3 million in funding to the county’s public library system Tuesday, after a room full of library supporters turned out to protest last month’s decision to withhold the money."

The article also said that "Delegate Nancy Guthrie, D-Kanawha, asked board members to consider holding off on their decision to cut funding, saying the Legislature could reach a compromise."

(Update: Other lawmakers question what more they can do to address the issue, according to the Charleston Daily Mail.)

Public Broadcasting earlier weighed the statewide consequences of this funding dispute (with audio).