Gov signs off on PEIA changes, pay raises
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice acknowledged three inter-related bills with financial significance at a ceremonial signing of a budget bill, a bill making changes to the insurance program for public employees and a bill reflecting a pay raise for public employees. The governor described the pay raise and insurance bills — along with a broad-based tax bill — as trying to strike a balance. “We now have as close to a permanent fix to PEIA that we haven’t had in the past,” Justice said at Friday’s signing event. The pay raise legislation was described as an offset for ...
