CHARLESTON — The state Senate, after a couple of days of delays, passed a bill representing pay raises for some state employees and another phasing out taxes […]
Tag: Jim Justice
Budget bill comes in at wire
CHARLESTON — West Virginia lawmakers passed a $4.96 billion general revenue budget Saturday in the final hours of the regular legislative session. The budget included average 5% […]
Morgantown keeps distance in defensive battle against Greenbrier East to advance to semifinals
CHARLESTON — The Morgantown girls’ basketball team earned a spot in the Class AAAA semifinals of the 2024 WVSSAC state basketball tournament behind a strong defensive effort […]
Senate proposes $4.9B budget bill, passes in first readings
CHARLESTON — Senators passed a budget that trims back what Gov. Jim Justice requested. Senators introduced their version of the budget bill Wednesday evening, suspended rules and […]
House Finance advances bill to phase out income tax on Social Security
Gov. Jim Justice’s call to eliminate the personal income tax on Social Security has become a three-year phase-out under a bill advanced Friday by the House Finance […]
Loved & hated: The paradox of Jim Justice
Jim Justice is in the news in West Virginia about every day. What the state’s governor does and says is typically newsworthy, and Justice is very quotable. […]
Women’s Bill of Rights’ has ‘absolutely nothing to do with women’
CHARLESTON — In a public hearing about legislation called “The Women’s Bill of Rights,” most speakers said the bill does nothing of the sort and, instead, is […]
Justice asks for less focus on debts during campaign
CHARLESTON — With an auction of the Greenbrier Sporting Club announced to satisfy a portion of $300 million debt to his longtime lender, Gov. Jim Justice says […]
Greenbrier Sporting Club lots to be sold at auction
CHARLESTON — A Virginia bank has placed official notice to auction lots at The Greenbrier Sporting Club to satisfy a multi-million dollar debt from Gov. Jim Justice […]
Asphalt plants get early start with new pothole patching operation
BY JARETT LEWIS CHARLESTON — Operation R.I.P. Potholes will commence this month. Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) said crews will be […]
