The state Senate Finance chairman isn’t buying Gov. Jim Justice’s pitch to follow up an automatic reduction in the personal income tax with another 5% on top […]
Author: Brad McElhinny, WVMetroNews.com
Justice wants more tax cuts pronto
MORE COVERAGE: Senate Finance Chairman Eric Tarr, R-Putnam, questions whether the governor’s proposal is realistic. See The Dominion Post Sunday. Gov. Jim Justice has dared officials to […]
Special hiring rate increases are going into effect at the state Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
The State Personnel Board approved implementing the special hiring rate for some positions — Correctional Officer 1 through 7 — at facilities across the state. Moreover, Correctional […]
Lawsuit over jail conditions is dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a class action lawsuit over conditions in the state’s jails system, saying the governor and state homeland security secretary aren’t the appropriate […]
Yet another entity seeking millions from Justice companies
Another plaintiff laying claim to millions of dollars from the businesses owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family is asking a federal court to get moving. […]
Secretary led charge to include Babydog
Who was the alpha dog who decided an image of the governor’s beloved pet should be on a taxpayer-funded mural meant to represent West Virginia’s culture and […]
Mural bulldog surprises Justice
The new murals at the West Virginia Capitol rotunda depict the culture and history of the state: scenery like the Potomac River and Seneca Rocks, events like […]
Both sides in unsettled state Senate race ask for information about balloting
Two sides of a state Senate race that remains in question have asked the Mingo County Commission to make voting information available for review by today. “The […]
Teen’s death brings up concerns about homeschooling guidelines
Investigators say Kyneddi Miller had not attended school since late 2019 or 2020 and hadn’t been outside the house more than a couple of times in the […]
Trooper spoke informally with human services about concern for girl who later died
Responding to alarm about the state’s role in safeguarding the welfare of a 14-year-old girl who died earlier this year “emaciated to a skeletal state,” state government […]
