CHARLESTON — The lawsuit over Gov. Jim Justice’s residency has a new legal twist that goes back to 1889. The current case is about whether Justice defies […]
Author: Brad McElhinny, WVMetroNews.com
Senate will need more days for omnibus education bill
CHARLESTON — More than one day will be necessary to pass an omnibus education bill. Senators voted 18-15 with one absence against a motion to suspend a […]
Basement was left behind, but its role in $5 million request was not
CHARLESTON — Five million dollars in requested improvements to a West Virginia Emergency Operations Center was built on the premise that state emergency managers were working in moldy, […]
Flooding committee set to examine school reconstruction
CHARLESTON — The legislative committee examining flood recovery is set to examine the reconstruction of schools destroyed in the 2016 flood. “The schools are still a major […]
Bray Cary, governor’s senior adviser, now off EQT board
CHARLESTON — Bray Cary, senior adviser for West Virginia’s governor, is departing the board of the natural gas giant EQT. As reported by The Wall Street Journal and others, Cary […]
Thrasher hits back at charges by Gov. Justice
CHARLESTON — Besides allegations by the Governor’s Office that he’d mishandled West Virginia flood relief, Woody Thrasher was hit with two more claims as he was forced […]
National fireman’s group weighs in against W.Va. emergency services shuffle
CHARLESTON — A national firefighters organization is the latest group to come out against a proposal to place West Virginia’s Emergency Management agency under the National Guard […]
A fast food fact check on West Virginia’s governor
LEWISBURG — Gov. Jim Justice disputed many aspects of a recent profile in Forbes, but not a couple of juicy tidbits in Paragraph 1. “He has a […]
Stuart says Justice company officials have been deposed in federal contempt case
CHARLESTON — U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart reports that authorities have finished deposing representatives of a company owned by West Virginia’s governor over a $1.23 million federal penalty. […]
State addresses audits of emergency relief dollars
CHARLESTON – Three audits in recent months have taken the state Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to task for not providing enough oversight of disaster […]