Budget divides hopefuls: ; Delegate candidates agree on tax issues

DAILY MAIL STAFF

Thirteen of the 14 candidates running for 30th District House ofDelegates seats have varying views on how to solve the WestVirginia's budget crisis and what to do about gray machines, butthey all agreed that the state's tax code needs to be overhauled andsmokeless tobacco should be taxed. And the one issue that keptcoming up during candidates' meeting with the Daily Mail editorialboard Monday was the state's economy. Whether candidates weretalking about cost-saving measures or new taxes, the state's budgetwoes loomed over table as they talked.

"I'm really, really concerned about the state of our economy atthis juncture," said Democrat Bonnie Brown. …