CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice called a state of emergency over staffing in West Virginia jails in August and called for better pay during his State of […]
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As balloons drop, Gov. Justice celebrates by signing tax cut bill
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice celebrated a broad-based tax cut Tuesday, signing the bill at the state culture center while surrounded by supporters. State officials have estimated […]
Senators concur with PEIA bill
CHARLESTON — Senators accepted some changes that delegates made to a broad-ranging bill affecting insurance for public employees, and then they moved ahead with final passage of […]
Governor signs DHHR bill
Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill Monday dividing the Department of Health and Human Resources into three separate agencies, and agency leaders say they’re ready to start […]
As PEIA bill moves to brink of House passage, union leaders air concerns
CHARLESTON — Union leaders gathered on the front steps of the House of Delegates to push back on a bill affecting insurance for public employees, but the […]
House starts on PEIA bill
Delegates started moving a bill making several changes to the insurance plan for public employees, Gov. Jim Justice praised lawmakers for their work on the plan, and […]
House Finance advances a $4.6 billion budget
CHARLESTON — The House Finance Committee advanced a $4.6 billion general revenue budget, reflecting the spending bills passed by delegates so far — by no means the […]
Tax cut bill is now in House hands
CHARLESTON — The state Senate passed a broad-ranging tax bill in a flash on Saturday. Now it’s in the hands of the House of Delegates, which could […]
Governor marks financial support for Form Energy
Gov. Jim Justice traveled to a historic industrial property in Weirton on Friday to sign a bill designating millions of dollars in state support for the site […]
Manchin hand-delivers tax cut warning to the statehouse
Sen. Joe Manchin has issued a warning on tax cuts. Manchin, who served six years as the state’s governor, and before that served in the state Legislature, […]
